Most papillary thyroid cancer cases identified in the U.S. between 1991 and 2019 may have been overdiagnosed, according to findings from a microsimulation model published in JAMA Network Open. Using ...

Microsimulation is a modeling technique that uses a sample size of individual units (microunits), each with a unique set of attributes, and allows for the simulation of downstream events on the basis ...

Spatial microsimulation and population synthesis are pivotal methodologies for constructing detailed, synthetic representations of entire populations at the micro-level. These techniques merge ...

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BACKGROUND Two types of indirect methods for estimating child mortality rates from summary birth histories (number of children ever born and children dead) are currently available to users: ...

A new article published in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists evaluates a nuanced approach to calculating the incidence of subnational carbon tax policies. In ...