Essays about: "Heterogeneous Agents"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words Heterogeneous Agents.
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1. Are Distributional Variables Useful for Forecasting With the Phillips Curve?
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : Does information on the distribution of wealth and income help us forecast aggregate macroeconomic variables? In this thesis, we study how adding such distributional variables to a standard forecasting model affects the forecast accuracy, in the context of inflation forecasting. Using the simulated inflation forecasting approach of Atkeson and Ohanian (2001), we perform a horse race between a textbook NAIRU Phillips curve to an extension augmented with variables from the wealth and income distributions. READ MORE
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2. The User Needs Of Agent-Based Modelling Experts : What Information Architecture reveals about ABM frameworks
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)Abstract : Present-day Agent Based Modelling is used to simulate complex systems in which agents are explicitly heterogeneous. Researchers within the field of ABM have a set of tools at their disposal, yet little is known about the usability and learnability of these systems. READ MORE
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3. Carrots, Sticks, and Other Tricks: Understanding the effectiveness and robustness of social mechanisms for encouraging cooperation in a complex adaptive system
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : Cooperation is critical for success in many economic interactions, but social dilemmas between the best outcomes for society and for individual decision-makers often arise. This thesis adds to existing game-theoretic and behavioural studies by evaluating cooperation in the public goods game (a canonical social dilemma) in a more complex, realistic system. READ MORE
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4. Women, Peace and Security : A feminist analysis of UNSC resolutions 1820, 1889 and 2467
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : It is recognized that international relations are reinforcing a patriarchal and western status quo. The study examines how the UN resolutions on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) have contributed to changing the gendered security discourse. READ MORE
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5. Consumption Shifting, Working from Home, and the Hidden Losers of Infection Mitigation in Pandemic Times
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : We construct a heterogeneous agent model exploring the intersection of economic behavior and epidemiological risk during a pandemic. The model combines realistic infection dynamics with an economic block where utility maximizing agents shift behavior to avoid infection risk. READ MORE