Agent-based computational models

Agent-based computational modeling (ABCM) plays a central role in Analytical Sociology (AS). ABCM attracts analytical sociologists because it combines analytic precision, ability to capture complex micro-macro interactions and flexibility to accommodate empirically realistic assumptions. This chapte...

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Main Author: Flache, Andreas (auth)
Other Authors: de Matos Fernandes, Carlos A. (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham Edward Elgar Publishing 2021
Series:Research Handbooks in Sociology series
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