NetLogo
Agent based models (ABMs) are increasingly being recognised as a valuable tool to address a wide range of economics research problems.
Agent based models (ABMs) are increasingly being recognised as a valuable tool to address a wide range of economics research problems.
Recent technological developments in both software and computing hardware provide economists with unprecedented opportunities to build powerful ABMs, which can be used to simulate the behaviour of populations of individuals, and to understand the emergent properties of economic systems.
Recent technological developments in both software and computing hardware provide economists with unprecedented opportunities to build powerful ABMs, which can be used to simulate the behaviour of populations of individuals, and to understand the emergent properties of economic systems.
However, relatively few ecologists have taken advantage of these opportunities to date, because of the difficulty of learning and getting started with a new analytical technique. This situation has been greatly improved by the recent publication of 'Agent based and individual based modelling: a practical introduction' of Railsback S. and Grimm V. (2012).
However, relatively few ecologists have taken advantage of these opportunities to date, because of the difficulty of learning and getting started with a new analytical technique. This situation has been greatly improved by the recent publication of 'Agent based and individual based modelling: a practical introduction' of Railsback S. and Grimm V. (2012).
This publication provides the first hands-on, practical textbook to lead classes or individuals through the basics of designing, implementing, and analysing models. It focuses on the use of NetLogo - an open source programming language. Netlogo has proved to be an outstandingly useful piece of software for scientists and students that is both incredibly powerful and easy to use. It is used as they learn agent-based modelling and then continues to be used for many kinds of very serious research.
This publication provides the first hands-on, practical textbook to lead classes or individuals through the basics of designing, implementing, and analysing models. It focuses on the use of NetLogo - an open source programming language. Netlogo has proved to be an outstandingly useful piece of software for scientists and students that is both incredibly powerful and easy to use. It is used as they learn agent-based modelling and then continues to be used for many kinds of very serious research.
