Magda Fontana: Simulation in Economics:
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Magda Fontana (2006)
Simulation in Economics: Evidence on Diffusion and Communication
Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation vol. 9, no. 2
Received: 05-Dec-2005 Accepted: 16-Jan-2006 Published: 31-Mar-2006
Abstract
This paper presents the analysis of a dataset of publications in economics that makes use of simulations. Data are explored in order to obtain information about diffusion of simulation techniques in time and across sub-disciplines. Moreover, following Robert Axelrod's concerns about the difficulties in sharing simulation models and their outputs, some peculiarities in the communication process among 'simulators' are highlighted.
Keywords:
Social Simulation, Economic Theory, User Community
Introduction