Social Science Microsimulation

This book gives an overview of the state of the art in five different approaches to social science simulation on the individual level. The volume contains microanalytical simulation models designed for policy implementation and evaluation, multilevel simulation methods designed for detecting emergent phenomena, dynamical game theory applications, the use of cellular automata to explain the emergence of structure in social systems, and multi-agent models using the experience from distributed artificial intelligence applied to special phenomena. The book collects the results of an international conference which brought together social scientists and computer scientists both engaged in a wide range of simulation approaches for the first time.

Sommario

Contents: Social Science Microsimulation / Microanalytic Simulation Models.- Social Science Multilevel Simulation.- Game Theory and Cellular Automata.- Distributed Artificial Intelligence.

Riassunto

This book gives an overview of the state of the art in five different approaches to social science simulation on the individual level. The volume contains microanalytical simulation models designed for policy implementation and evaluation, multilevel simulation methods designed for detecting emergent phenomena, dynamical game theory applications, the use of cellular automata to explain the emergence of structure in social systems, and multi-agent models using the experience from distributed artificial intelligence applied to special phenomena. The book collects the results of an international conference which brought together social scientists and computer scientists both engaged in a wide range of simulation approaches for the first time.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Jim E. Doran (Editore), G. Nigel Gilbert (Editore), Nigel Gilbert (Editore), Nigel Gilbert et al (Editore), Ulric Mueller (Editore), Ulrich Mueller (Editore), Klaus G. Troitzsch (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 26.04.2001
• EAN: 9783540615729
• ISBN: 978-3-540-61572-9
• Pagine: 471
• Peso: 842 g
• Illustrazioni: XII, 471 p. 135 illus.
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica; C, Economics and Finance, Economic Theory, Management science, Quantitative Economics, Computer simulation, Computer modelling & simulation, Simulation and Modeling, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Computer Modelling