Before revision:  The model and its implementation, along with the general insights from our policy experiments, may help policymakers design effective emergency policy responses in the face  a serious pandemic, and contribute to our understanding of the relationship between the economic growth and the spread of infectious diseases.
After revision:  The model and its implementation, along with the general insights from our policy experiments, may help policymakers design effective emergency policy responses in the face of a serious pandemic, and contribute to our understanding of the relationship between the economic growth and the spread of infectious diseases.