ECON-450 Growing Artificial Societies (3)

Introduction to agent-based computational economics. Core subjects include an introduction to computational models of heterogeneous interacting individuals, the design of experiments, and basic applications of data-science to the analysis of experiments. Applied topics may include economic growth, wealth inequality, meme propagation, the origins of cooperative behavior, and the tragedy of the commons. In this hands-on course, students examine, experiment with, and modify agent-based models. No prior programming experience is required. Crosslist: ECON-650. Usually Offered: fall and summer. Prerequisite: ECON-200.