Diffusion processes in demographic transitions: A prospect on using multi agent simulation to explore the role of cognitive strategies and social interactions

Contributions to Economics

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 55-72

  Jager, Wander ^a   Janssen, Marco A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHIC METHOD; MODELING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 4644258289     PISSN: 14311933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2715-6_4     Document Type: Article

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