A Heterogeneous Agent Macroeconomic Model for Policy Evaluation: Improving Transparency and Reproducibility

Dawid H, Harting P, van der Hoog S, Neugart M (2016) Working Papers in Economics and Management; 06-2016.
Bielefeld: Bielefeld University, Department of Business Administration and Economics.

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This paper provides a detailed description of the Eurace@Unibi model, which has been developed as a versatile tool for economic policy analysis. The model explicitly incorporates the decentralized interaction of heterogeneous agents across different sectors and regions. The modeling of individual behavior is based on heuristics with empirical microfoundations. Although Eurace@Unibi has been applied successfully to different policy domains, the complexity of the structure of the model, which is similar to other agent-based macroeconomic models, has given rise to concerns about the reproducibility and robustness of the obtained insights. This paper addresses these concerns by describing the exact details of all decision rules, interaction protocols and balance sheets used in the model. Furthermore, we discuss the use of a virtual appliance as a tool allowing third parties to reproduce and verify the simulation results. The paper provides a systematic and extensive sensitivity analysis of the simulation output with respect to a set of key parameters. Particular emphasis is put on the question which parameter constellations give rise to strong economic fluctuations and high frequencies of sudden downturns in economic activity.
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Eurace@Unibi; agent-based economics; agent-based macroeconomics; policy analysis; reproducibility; virtual appliance; etace_agent_based_modelling
Erscheinungsjahr
2016
Serientitel
Working Papers in Economics and Management
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06-2016
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66
ISSN
2196-2723
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https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2902981

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Dawid H, Harting P, van der Hoog S, Neugart M. A Heterogeneous Agent Macroeconomic Model for Policy Evaluation: Improving Transparency and Reproducibility. Working Papers in Economics and Management. Vol 06-2016. Bielefeld: Bielefeld University, Department of Business Administration and Economics; 2016.
Dawid, H., Harting, P., van der Hoog, S., & Neugart, M. (2016). A Heterogeneous Agent Macroeconomic Model for Policy Evaluation: Improving Transparency and Reproducibility (Working Papers in Economics and Management, 06-2016). Bielefeld: Bielefeld University, Department of Business Administration and Economics. doi:10.4119/unibi/2902981
Dawid, Herbert, Harting, Philipp, van der Hoog, Sander, and Neugart, Michael. 2016. A Heterogeneous Agent Macroeconomic Model for Policy Evaluation: Improving Transparency and Reproducibility. Vol. 06-2016. Working Papers in Economics and Management. Bielefeld: Bielefeld University, Department of Business Administration and Economics.
Dawid, H., Harting, P., van der Hoog, S., and Neugart, M. (2016). A Heterogeneous Agent Macroeconomic Model for Policy Evaluation: Improving Transparency and Reproducibility. Working Papers in Economics and Management, 06-2016, Bielefeld: Bielefeld University, Department of Business Administration and Economics.
Dawid, H., et al., 2016. A Heterogeneous Agent Macroeconomic Model for Policy Evaluation: Improving Transparency and Reproducibility, Working Papers in Economics and Management, no.06-2016, Bielefeld: Bielefeld University, Department of Business Administration and Economics.
H. Dawid, et al., A Heterogeneous Agent Macroeconomic Model for Policy Evaluation: Improving Transparency and Reproducibility, Working Papers in Economics and Management, vol. 06-2016, Bielefeld: Bielefeld University, Department of Business Administration and Economics, 2016.
Dawid, H., Harting, P., van der Hoog, S., Neugart, M.: A Heterogeneous Agent Macroeconomic Model for Policy Evaluation: Improving Transparency and Reproducibility. Working Papers in Economics and Management, 06-2016. Bielefeld University, Department of Business Administration and Economics, Bielefeld (2016).
Dawid, Herbert, Harting, Philipp, van der Hoog, Sander, and Neugart, Michael. A Heterogeneous Agent Macroeconomic Model for Policy Evaluation: Improving Transparency and Reproducibility. Bielefeld: Bielefeld University, Department of Business Administration and Economics, 2016. Working Papers in Economics and Management. 06-2016.
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