What is agent-based modeling, otherwise known as ABM? What is distributed computing? Why do it? These are all easily answered questions, right? Surprisingly, the answer is a resounding “No!” in many ...

Rapid technological advances are revolutionizing work in science, mathematics, and complex theories. To introduce the powers of agent-based computer modeling for investigating complex problems, ...

Agent-based modelling (ABM) has emerged as a pivotal tool in macroeconomics and economic policy analysis. By simulating the interactions of numerous heterogeneous agents — such as households, firms, ...

ABSTRACT. There is an increasing drive to combine agent-based models with empirical methods. An overview is provided of the various empirical methods that are used for different kinds of questions.

A new book provides an overview of agent-based modeling (ABM) and multi-agent systems (MAS), emphasizing their significance in understanding complex economic systems. The book's 14 chapters feature ...

The leaders of the world are flying the economy by the seat of their pants, say J. Doyne Farmer and Duncan Foley. There is, however, a better way to help guide financial policies. In today's high-tech ...

Environmental change can lead to human migration and vice versa. Agent-based models (ABMs) are valuable tools to study these linkages because they can represent individual migration decisions of human ...

The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-Kozhikode) will host the first Agent-Based Modeling (ABM) India workshop on March 20 and 21. The event will introduce participants to the powerful ...

Putting social sciences together again: an introduction to the volume / Timothy A. Kohler -- Nonlinear and synthetic models for primate societies / Irenaeus J. A. te Boekhorst, Charlotte K. Hemelrijk ...