Agent-Based Modeling of Economic Systems: The EURACE Project Experience
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The EURACE project was one of the important research collaborations in the field of agent-based modeling of economic systems. Its target was to create an agent-based model and tools aimed at policy makers for use in macro-economic modelling and economic policy design at the European level. In this paper we report experiences and progress from the EURACE project, and summarize problems that needs to be addressed.
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