The Promises and Perils of Agent-Based Computational Economics
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- Matteo Richiardi, 2004. "The Promises and Perils of Agent-Based Computational Economics," Computational Economics 0401001, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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Agent-based; Simulation; Microsimulation; Computational Economics; Structural Estimation; Economic methodology.;All these keywords.
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- B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
- B59 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Other
- C15 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Statistical Simulation Methods: General
- C50 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - General
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