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Applying Parallel Genetic Algorithms to Economic Problems: The Case of Agricultural Land Markets

Creator:

Balmann, Alfons and Happe, Kathrin

Abstract:

This paper elaborates the use of distributed Genetic Algorithms (DGA) to study an artificial land rental market. The study is based on a spatial comparative-static model in which a number of spatially ordered agents (farms) compete in an auction for renting land. Each agent’s behavior is determined by a genetic...

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Conference Proceeding
Modeling Land Use with Multi-agent Systems: Perspectives for the Analyis of Agricultural Policies

Creator:

Balmann, Alfons

Abstract:

This paper addresses the adequacy and perspectives of multi-agent system (MAS) models in the context of policy sup-port for agricultural policy makers. The paper starts illustrating what MAS are and how they may be used. The general presenta-tion is followed by the description of an exemplary spatial dynamic model of...

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Conference Proceeding