Computational Models in Political Economy

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-262-11275-8
Verlag: MIT Press Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 540 g

Reihe: The MIT Press

The use of innovative computational models in political economic research as a complement to traditional analytical methodologies.Researchers are increasingly turning to computational methods to study the dynamic properties of political and economic systems. Politicians, citizens, interest groups, and organizations interact in dynamic, complex environments, and the static models that are predominant in political economy are limited in capturing fundamental features of economic decision making in modern democracies. Computational models—numerical approximations of equilibria and dynamics that cannot be solved analytically—provide useful insight into the behavior of economic agents and the aggregate properties of political systems. They serve as a valuable complement to existing mathematical tools.This book offers some of the latest research on computational political economy. The focus is on theoretical models of traditional problems in the field. Each chapter presents an innovative model of interaction between economic agents. Topics include voting behavior, candidate position taking, special interest group contributions, macroeconomic policy making, and corporate decision making.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kollman, Kenneth W.

Miller, John Howard

Page, Scott E.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Computersimulation & Modelle, 3-D Graphik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Industrie- und Technologiepolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Kultur-, Wissenschafts- & Technologiepolitik

Über Autor(innen)

Miller, John Howard
John H. Miller is Department Head and Professor of Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University.

Kollman, Kenneth W.
Ken Kollman is Associate Professor of Political Science and Senior Associate Research Scientist at the Center for Political Studies, ISR, at the University of Michigan.

Page, Scott E.
Scott E. Page is Associate Professor of Political Science, Complex Systems, and Economics at the University of Michigan.

Ken Kollman is Associate Professor of Political Science and Senior Associate Research Scientist at the Center for Political Studies, ISR, at the University of Michigan.