• DocumentCode
    596264
  • Title

    An Agent-Based Model Suitable for Discussion of Institutions, Welfare and Capitalism

  • Author

    Mattar, L. ; Reis, B.P.W.

  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    20-23 Oct. 2012
  • Firstpage
    106
  • Lastpage
    111
  • Abstract
    Tiebout´s model operationalizes assumptions about decentralized behavior of a population of autonomous individuals who seek greater utility through choices between jurisdictions with different political institutions designed to aggregate preferences. Based on an agent-based model inspired by Tiebout´s model, we discuss the validity of these assumptions for the case of empirical situations present in capitalist societies.
  • Keywords
    multi-agent systems; politics; Tiebout model; agent based model; capitalism discussion; capitalist societies; decentralized behavior; institution discussion; political institutions; welfare discussion; Adaptation models; Aggregates; Analytical models; Contracts; Cultural differences; Economics; Humans; agent-based model; capitalism; institutions; welfare;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Social Simulation (BWSS), 2012 Third Brazilian Workshop on
  • Conference_Location
    Curitiba
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5673-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/BWSS.2012.25
  • Filename
    6462823