In this paper, the effect of the social network on macroeconomic stability is examined using an agent-based, network-based DSGE (dynamic stochastic general equilibrium) model. While the authors' primitive (first-stage) examination has the network generation mechanism as its main focus, their...

In this paper, the effect of the social network on macroeconomic stability is examined using an agent-based, network-based DSGE (dynamic stochastic general equilibrium) model. While the authors' primitive (first-stage) examination has the network generation mechanism as its main focus, their...

The BoltzmannGibbs distribution is currently widely used in economic modeling. One of the applications is integrated with the DSGE (Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium) model. However, a question that arises concerns whether the BoltzmannGibbs distribution can be directly applied, without...

In this paper, two different versions of the agent-based DSGE (dynamic stochastic general equilibrium) model are studied in comparison The first version is the mesoscopic modeling of market sentiment using the Brock–Hommes adaptive belief system (ABS). The second version is the microscopic...

The BoltzmannGibbs distribution is currently widely used in economic modeling. One of the applications is integrated with the DSGE (Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium) model. However, a question that arises concerns whether the BoltzmannGibbs distribution can be directly applied, without...

This book provides models of various economic and financial issues while using computational intelligence as a foundation. The scope of this volume comprises finance, economics, management, organizational theory and public policies. It explains the ongoing and novel research in this field, and...

The design of a water quality monitoring network is of critical importance to watershed management. By employing both a single criterion analysis and a multiple criteria analysis, this study assessed and compared water quality monitoring designs for a river system in the Taipei Water Resource...

The Feitsui reservoir is a major water supply source for more than five million people in Northern Taiwan. The reservoir water quality has been good, but is threatened by eutrophication due to excessive nutrient input and siltation due to sediment loads. Recently, the water authorities in Taiwan...

Taiwan’s high population density impedes absolute prohibitions on land-use activities in watershed areas. Different tracts of land around each watershed have different levels of environmental vulnerability; Taiwan must analyze the land surrounding its watersheds in order to restrict land-use....