The design approach to socio-economic modelling |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, China;2. Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology, College of Basic Medical Science of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116027, China |
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Abstract: | The exploration of alternative futures is an important part of socio-economic analysis. This paper describes one approach to socio-economic modelling that is intended to support this exploration by scenario analysis. The approach involves the representation of a socio-economic system by a simulation framework which has no imposed optimization. Alternative futures are explored by changing the control variables governing the simulation framework which is a loosely coupled set of physical transformation processes, each using existing design information to represent a segment of the economy. The variables that control the processes are set by the user or, alternatively, by the user in conjunction with a model of decision processes. In this way, the user is an integral part of the system and a source of novelty. A prototype representation of the Canadian socio-economic system serves to illustrate this approach and its use. |
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