Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation in the Social Sciences

This entry reviews agent-based modeling (ABM) with respect to three aspects: (1) its main features and relationship to other simulation techniques, (2) the distinctiveness of the ABM methodology in terms of its approach to the problems of agency and explanation, and (3) open questions for practition...

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2013
Institución:
Universidad del Rosario
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Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/28912
Acceso en línea:
http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276052.n7
https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/28912
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Metatheory
Philosophy of Research
Philosophy of Social Science
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Summary:This entry reviews agent-based modeling (ABM) with respect to three aspects: (1) its main features and relationship to other simulation techniques, (2) the distinctiveness of the ABM methodology in terms of its approach to the problems of agency and explanation, and (3) open questions for practitioners in the field. The entry ends with a list of useful resources available on the web.