Agent-based models have recently become very popular. However, it is often difficult to communicate the models' complexity and assumptions. Hence, criticising them becomes a challenging task. This paper addresses this problem and discusses different ways to increase the transparency and...

Aus dem Institut fur Agrar- und Ernahrungswissenschaften (Geschaftsflihrender Direktor: Prof. Dr. Reinhold Jahn) der Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultat III (Dekan: Prof. Dr. Peter Wycisk) der...

Agent-based Policy and Sector Analysis - Perspectives and ChallengesDuring the last decade a new modeling approach, known as agent-based modeling, was developed and made its way into several areas of research. It greatly benefited from rapid developments in computing technology. As for...