Social simulation technologies, advances and new discoveries /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Edmonds, Bruce., Hernandez, Cesareo., Troitzsch, Klaus G.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008.
• Subjects: Social interaction > Simulation methods.; Social sciences > Computer simulation.; Social exchange > Simulation methods.; Actor centered models; Agent-based modeling; Agent model convergence; Artificial science; Behavior of financial markets; Double-auction market; Emissions permits auctions; Evolution of social-groups; Fairness, commitment and inequality; Heterogeneous agents simulation; Impact of e-commerce upon the value chain; Intergovernmental negotiations; Knowledge production and integration; Mechanisms of automated formation; Metamimetic games; Multi-agent based approach; Passive investment strategies; Probabilistic inference; Probability distribution dynamics; Risk aversion; Social differentiation process; Tag models; Tag systems; Taxpayer compliance simulation; Technical trading; The evolution of coworker networks
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (xxiii, 378 p. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781599045245 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

The simulation of social behavior in a variety of domains is an increasingly important technological tool. A reference survey of social simulation work, This book comprehensively collects the most exciting developments in the field. Drawing research contributions from a vibrant community of experts on social simulation, this Premier Reference Source provides a set of unique and innovative approaches, ranging from agent-based modeling to empirically based simulations, as well as applications in business, governmental, scientific, and other contexts. The book will be a significant reference tool for researchers, educators, and practitioners in such fields as sociology, geography, economics, environmental science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer engineering, and networks, and a valuable, interdisciplinary addition to academic libraries.