Demonstration Software for the On-Line Guide for Newcomers to ABM (Axelrod and Tesfatsion)

Demonstration Software for:

On-Line Guide for Newcomers to
Agent-Based Modeling in the Social Sciences

Robert Axelrod and Leigh Tesfatsion

Last Updated: 28 February 2024

Site Maintained By:
Leigh Tesfatsion
Professor Emerita of Economics
Courtesy Research Professor of
    Electrical & Computer Engineering
Heady Hall 260
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011-1054
https://www2.econ.iastate.edu/tesfatsi/
tesfatsi AT iastate.edu

Acknowledgements:
This site provides demonstration software in support of Robert Axelrod and Leigh Tesfatsion, "A Guide for Newcomers to Agent-Based Modeling in the Social Sciences" (pdf preprint, 46KB) , Appendix A in Leigh Tesfatsion and Kenneth L. Judd (Eds.), Handbook of Computational Economics, Vol. 2: Agent-Based Computational Economics (Table of Contents,html), Handbooks in Economics Series, Elsevier/North-Holland, Amsterdam, 2006. The authors are grateful to Stephanie Forrest, Ross Hammond, Ken Judd, Bob Marks, John Miller, Scott Page, and Rick Riolo for helpful advice on the initial development of this site.

On-Line Guide for Newcomers to Agent-Based Modeling in the Social Sciences
ABM/ACE Online Self-Study Course Materials

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. Complexity and ABM
  2. Emergence of Collective Behavior
  3. Evolution
  4. Learning
  5. Norms
  6. Markets
  7. Networks
  8. Modeling Techniques
  9. General Software Support

Site and Software Release Disclaimer:
Unfortunately, many links to interesting and fun demos originally posted at this site are now broken and had to be removed. Below are annotated links to still-obtainable demonstration software that visitors to this site might find useful and/or of historical interest. This demonstration software is unsupported and provided as-is, without warranty of any kind, unless otherwise specified by the provider.

COMPLEXITY AND ABM

EMERGENCE OF COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR

EVOLUTION

LEARNING

NORMS

MARKETS

NETWORKS

MODELING TECHNIQUES

GENERAL SOFTWARE SUPPORT

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