Complex agent-based models: application of a constructivism in the economic research
The current state in research of economic systems is characterised by two prevailing issues. Firstly, study of economic systems is traditionally based on analytical and econometric tools, which have been the main arbiters of the veracity or plausibility of assumptions and hypotheses in economics. Th...
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Veröffentlicht in: | E+M Ekonomie a Management 2014-01, Vol.17 (3), p.152-168 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The current state in research of economic systems is characterised by two prevailing issues. Firstly, study of economic systems is traditionally based on analytical and econometric tools, which have been the main arbiters of the veracity or plausibility of assumptions and hypotheses in economics. This approach has been proved to be highly suitable for theory development. Secondly practical issues and necessity to support decision-making led to development of various modelling and simulation techniques or tools. However majority of these approaches usually fail when coping with complexity. Application of agent-based modelling in the realm of economic systems is labelled as Agent-based Computational Economics. In particular sections of this paper results of experiments run on the novel model are described. The model is based on agents, which are described as a vector of several observed parameters, and four types of agents are used, namely consumer agent, factory agent, mining agent, and transportation agent. In addition, a colony is added as the fifth type of meta-agent. |
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ISSN: | 1212-3609 0002-8282 1860-7128 1362-3079 1974-9821 1617-7134 0302-9743 0921-8009 1573-9295 0920-6299 1582-2214 0304-4076 0976-2973 1757-9139 0957-4174 1087-6545 0019-8501 0954-349X 1432-1386 1424-8220 1424-8220 |
DOI: | 10.15240/tul/001/2014-3-012 |