Stock Market plays a vital role in the economy of every nation. Having a transparent market may boost the confidence of not only stock brokers but also that of investors. One of the major problems that make investors to shy away from the market is lack of transparency. Another Problem which...

The study proposes an agent-based model to investigate how adoption of climate smart agriculture (CSA) affects food security. The analysis investigates the role of social and ecological pressures (i.e. community network, climate change and environmental externalities) on the adoption of physical...

We propose an empirical test to depict possible endogenous cycles within Heterogeneous Agent Models (HAMs). We consider a 2-type HAM into a standard small-scale dynamic asset pricing framework. On the one hand, fundamentalists base their expectations on the deviation of fundamental value from...

Coastal flood risk is expected to increase as a result of climate change effects, such as sea level rise, and socio-economic growth. To support policy makers in making adaptation decisions, accurate flood risk assessments that account for the influence of complex adaptation processes on the...

We study information design settings where the designer controls information about a state, and there are multiple agents interacting in a game who are privately informed about their types. Each agent’s utility depends on all agents’ types and actions, as well as (linearly) on the state. To...

Like many developing countries, Nigeria, is faced with a number of tradeoffs that pit rapid economic development against environmental preservation. Sustainable, “green” economic development is slower, more costly, and more difficult than unrestricted, unregulated economic growth. The...

The study entitled Web-based Agent Incentive System using Role-based Algorithm with SMS notification was designed and developed for networking businesses located at Digos City and beyond the province of Davao del Sur. The study provides an efficient and reliable calculation of incentives to...

Incorporating human behavior is a current challenge for agent-based modeling and simulation (ABMS). Human behavior is not a single phenomenon and includes many different aspects, nuances, and scenario-related effects; one scenario is strategic group formation, which is traditionally modeled...

The rapid development of computer technology, the emergence of modern cyber threats with signs of hybridity and synergy put forward strict requirements for the economic component of national security and especially the processes of ensuring the economy cybersecurity. The cybersecurity industry...

Scholars in social sciences often refer to “social capital” to explain a wide list of relevant economic and social phenomena. Taking an economic perspective, as put forth by Guiso et al. (Social Economics Handbook , 2011), we refer in this chapter to civic capital, defined as “those...