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The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology

Agent-Based Modeling

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de Marchi, S; Page, SE
August 21, 2008

This article provides a discussion on agent-based modeling. Two examples that show the ability of computational methods to extend game-theoretic results are presented. It then discusses modeling agents, modeling agent interactions, and system behaviour. In addition, it describes how agent-based models differ from and complement mathematical models and concludes with some suggestions for how one might best leverage the strengths of agent-based models to advance political science. Most mathematical analyses of game-theoretic models do not look into the stability and attainability of their equilibria and would be made richer by complementing them with agent-based models that explored those properties. The ability of computational models to test the robustness of formal results would be reason alone to add them to tool kits. As a methodology, agent-based modeling should be considered as in its infancy, its enormous potential limited only by the scientific and creative talents of its practitioners.

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9780199286546

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August 21, 2008
 

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de Marchi, S., & Page, S. E. (2008). Agent-Based Modeling. In The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199286546.003.0004
Marchi, S. de, and S. E. Page. “Agent-Based Modeling.” In The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199286546.003.0004.
de Marchi S, Page SE. Agent-Based Modeling. In: The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology. 2008.
de Marchi, S., and S. E. Page. “Agent-Based Modeling.” The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology, 2008. Scopus, doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199286546.003.0004.
de Marchi S, Page SE. Agent-Based Modeling. The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology. 2008.
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DOI

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9780199286546

Publication Date

August 21, 2008