Handbook of Computational Economics

Leigh Tesfatsion

ISBN 10: 0444512535 / ISBN 13: 9780444512536

Verlag: Elsevier Science Jun 2006, 2006

Beschreibung

This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The explosive growth in computational power over the past several decades offers new tools and opportunities for economists. This handbook volume surveys recent research on Agent-based Computational Economics (ACE), the computational study of economic processes modeled as dynamic systems of interacting agents. Empirical referents for 'agents' in ACE models can range from individuals or social groups with learning capabilities to physical world features with no cognitive function. Topics covered include: learning; empirical validation; network economics; social dynamics; financial markets; innovation and technological change; organizations; market design; automated markets and trading agents; political economy; social-ecological systems; computational laboratory development; and general methodological issues. 904 pp. Englisch.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780444512536

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Handbook of Computational Economics
• Verlag: Elsevier Science Jun 2006
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0444512535
• ISBN-13: 9780444512536
• Einband: Buch
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 251B x 174 H x 50 T Millimeter Breite: 251 mm, Höhe: 174 mm, Tiefe: 50 mm
• Gewicht: 1510 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

The explosive growth in computational power over the past several decades offers new tools and opportunities for economists. This handbook volume surveys recent research on Agent-based Computational Economics (ACE), the computational study of economic processes modeled as dynamic systems of interacting agents. Empirical referents for "agents" in ACE models can range from individuals or social groups with learning capabilities to physical world features with no cognitive function. Topics covered include: learning; empirical validation; network economics; social dynamics; financial markets; innovation and technological change; organizations; market design; automated markets and trading agents; political economy; social-ecological systems; computational laboratory development; and general methodological issues.

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The explosive growth in computational power over the past several decades offers new tools and opportunities for economists. This handbook volume surveys recent research on Agent-based Computational Economics (ACE), the computational study of economic processes modeled as dynamic systems of interacting agents. Empirical referents for "agents" in ACE models can range from individuals or social groups with learning capabilities to physical world features with no cognitive function. Topics covered include: learning; empirical validation; network economics; social dynamics; financial markets; innovation and technological change; organizations; market design; automated markets and trading agents; political economy; social-ecological systems; computational laboratory development; and general methodological issues.

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