THE AGRICULTURAL POLICY SIMULATOR (AGRIPOLIS) AN AGENT-BASED MODEL TO STUDY STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN AGRICULTURE (VERSION 1.0)

摘要: A central criticism common to agricultural economic modelling approaches for policy analysis is that they do not adequately take account of a number characteristic factors the sector. This concerns aspects like immobility land, heterogeneity farms, interactions between space, dynamic adjustment processes as well dynamics structural change. In brief, complexity system has been at centre interest. terms complex systems, an agent-based approach suitable quantitatively model and understand such systems in more natural way. same way, this applies structures. particular, models structures allow carrying out computer experiments support better understanding change, endogenous reactions response paper presents AgriPoliS (Agricultural Policy Simulator) which simultaneously considers large individually acting product markets, investment activity, land market, simple spatial representation. The ultimate objective study interrelationship rents, technical prices, investments, production policies, effects resulting from these, winners losers costs efficiency various measures.