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Lecture -- 8 -- Start
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Outline
1. Science, Method & Measurement2. On Building An Index3. Correlation & Causality4. Probability & Statistics5. Samples & Surveys6. Experimental & Quasi-experimental Designs7. Conceptual Models8. Quantitative Models9. Complexity & Chaos10. Recapitulation - Envoi
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Outline
1. Science, Method & Measurement2. On Building An Index3. Correlation & Causality4. Probability & Statistics5. Samples & Surveys6. Experimental & Quasi-experimental Designs7. Conceptual Models8. Quantitative Models9. Complexity & Chaos10. Recapitulation - Envoi
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Quantitative Techniques for Social Science Research
Ismail SerageldinAlexandria
2012
Lecture # 8:Quantitative Models
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Models
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Models
• Conceptual Models• Quantitative Models
– Static and Dynamic models– Continuous and Discrete change
models– Calibration and Forecasting
• Error terms• Agent-Based Models
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Purely descriptive models can help in basic understanding of
possible causalities and identification of likely
intervention points
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Examples: Models of Social Change and
Cultural Dynamics
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Predictive models are needed for policy analysis. This requires quantification.
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Quantitative Analysis complements Qualitative
analysis and frequently under-girds it.
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Hard thinking on the substance is essential before, during, and after you build your quantitative model
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Lets look at a simple physics model
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The Interaction of Science and Math
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Physics and math
• The physical world can be described by mathematical relationships .
• Mathematical arguments, being based on logic, are true whether a physical reality is represented or not.
• Physics comes in at the beginning and the end of the argument.
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The part of physics
• First , the physical reality has to be expressed mathematically
• Then, the detailed mathematics are worked out.
• Finally , the resulting mathematical expression has to be interpreted in the physical world
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Physics
Formulate
Calculate
Interpret
Math
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Example: Vibration of a mass on a spring
Source: David Sands, Studying Physics, Palgrave MacM illan, 2004, pp. 115-117
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We can formulate the relationship
• Thus according to Newton’s second law, the Acceleration (a) is proportional to the Force (F) and inversely proportional to the mass (m), Thus:
• Further, we can describe the acceleration as the rate of change of velocity: dv/dt
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• But acceleration can be re-written as the rate of change of position over time in one dimension (x)
• But this is general and does not refer to a spring, so we need to modify it further…
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To describe the force on a spring:
• According to Hooke's law, the force is proportional to the to the extension of the spring and directed toward the centre. Putting the equilibrium position of the spring at x= 0 , the force can be written as:
• where (k) is a constant of proportionality, or the stiffness, and the force is negative because it is directed against the motion.
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At this point there is no net motion …
• so the downward force exerted by the mass, that is the weight, must equal the upward force exerted by the spring.
• As the spring extends the force increases but acts to direct the mass towards the centre of the motion; that is the rest position of the spring.
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Putting the two pieces together:• Inserting this force into Newton’s second
law yields the equation of motion for the mass-spring system, that is:
• This equation now expresses the essential physics of the problem in mathematical form.
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This constitutes the first part of the process: Formulating.
• The forces acting have been described, and the resulting acceleration has been incorporated into the equation.
• So now we move to calculating the result…
Source: David Sands, Studying Physics, Palgrave MacM illan, 2004, pp. 115-117
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Calculating• The solution of the equation, through
mathematics, yields:
• Where A is a constant called the amplitude.
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• The interpretation of this equation is based on the following:
• wt must have the units of an angle; • the angle increases with time; • the sine function is cyclic, varying
between + 1 and -1; • the extent of the motion therefore varies
between +A and –A; • the period of the oscillation, that is the
time for one complete cycle from say +A through 0 to –A and back again to +A is 2π/w;
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• The interpretation of this equation is based on the following:
• wt must have the units of an angle; • the angle increases with time; • the sine function is cyclic, varying
between + 1 and -1; • the extent of the motion therefore varies
between +A and –A; • the period of the oscillation, that is the
time for one complete cycle from say +A through 0 to –A and back again to +A is 2π/w; …… AND ?
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This motion will continue indefinitely!
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This motion will continue indefinitely!
Error!
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How come?
• The error is not in the solution… The math is correct.
• The error is in the formulation,
• There was a hidden assumption: namely, that the force exerted by the spring is the only significant force acting.
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Physics
Formulate
Calculate
Interpret
Math
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Physics
Formulate
Calculate
Interpret
Math
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Reformulate
• Recognizing the hidden assumption we put a resistive force into the equation.
• The form of resistive force involves making another assumption. Many textbooks simply state that the resistive force is proportional to the velocity, which is true in many cases but not all.
• If the solution produces another error we can reformulate again.
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So, a modified formulation:
• We add the resistive force and write
• Again the negative sign in front of the resistive force indicates a force acting against the motion.
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Recalculate…
• The result:
• The amplitude now contains a term that decreases as time progresses, and the rate of decrease depends on the strength of the resistive force via the constant ( γ)
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So
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The interaction of science and math requires:
• Scientific understanding• The science dominates, the math is the
tool• Always look for hidden assumptions and
implications• The scientific interpretation of the math is
important• The experimental reality checks the
validity of the interpretation
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Quantitative Models
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Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses
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A model usually specifies (mathematically) the relationship
between a dependent variable and one or more independent
variables
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The model is then used to predict the dependent variable from measured or estimated quantities of the independent
variables
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You can use special models to work with different kinds of
scales
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Probit models
• In statistics, a probit model is a type of regression where the dependent variable can only take two values, for example married or not married.
• The name is from probability + unit.
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When to Use Probit models
• A probit model is a popular specification for an ordinal[2] or a binary response model that employs a probit link function.
• This model is most often estimated using standard maximum likelihood procedure, such an estimation being called a probit regression .
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Probit models -- Origins
• Probit models were introduced by Chester Bliss in 1934 , and a fast method for computing maximum likelihood estimates for them was proposed by Ronald Fisher in an appendix to Bliss 1935 .
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Building Mathematical Models
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Additional Accumulation of Error
• Errors can also be increased by the manner in which the data is handled.
• Consider starting with data that is accurate to 2% margin.
• Depending how we write our equations we could transform that error term of 2% into 100 % or even 300% !
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Example
• Assume a population of Sociology students (P 1) = 100 with an error of ±±±± 2%
• Assume a Population of Anthropology students (P 2) = 102 with an error of ±±±± 2%
• Further assume that error terms go in the same direction
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Example (Cont’d)
• Now look at the errors if I seek an aggregate of the two or the difference between the two values
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Example (Cont’d)
P1 = 100 ±±±± 2 (error term = 2%)
P2 = 102 ±±±± 2 (error term = 2%)
P2 ++++ P1 = 202 ±±±± 4 (error term ≈≈≈≈ 2%)
P2 −−−− P1 = 2 ±±±± 2 (error term ≈≈≈≈ 100%)
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If Z = f (x1, x2, ….xn)
Then the error term in the function Z will be given by the following equation:
=2ze ∑
i2ifx +
2
ixe ∑i∑
j ixfjxf
jxeixe ijr
Where
ze
ixf
ixe
ijr
= error term in Z
ix
f
∂∂
=
= measurement error in ix
= correlation betweenix and
jx
Error Terms
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If Z = f (x1, x2, ….xn)
Then the error term in the function Z will be given by the following equation:
=2ze ∑
i2ifx +
2
ixe ∑i∑
j ixfjxf
jxeixe ijr
Where
ze
ixf
ixe
ijr
= error term in Z
ix
f
∂∂
=
= measurement error in ix
= correlation betweenix and
jx
Error Terms
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Hence…
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Errors in Models
Complexity of Model
Error
Es
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Errors in Models
Complexity of Model
Error
Em
Es
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Errors in Models
Complexity of Model
Error
E
Em
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Errors in Models
Complexity of Model
Error
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Em
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Errors in Models
Complexity of Model
Error
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Em
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Errors in Models
Complexity of Model
Error
Better Data
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Em
E*m
Es
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Errors in Models
Complexity of Model
Error
Better Data
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Errors in Models
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Seven Rules for Building Models
• Avoid inter-correlated variables• Add whenever possible• If not possible then multiply or divide• Avoid subtraction and exponentials• Avoid models that proceed in chains• Simpler partial models can be more robust
than one complex models• Always report predictable error (essential
for cases of asymmetrical costs)
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Seven Rules for Building Models
• Avoid inter-correlated variables• Add whenever possible• If not possible then multiply or divide• Avoid subtraction and exponentials• Avoid models that proceed in chains• Simpler partial models can be more robust
than one complex models• Always report predictable error (essential
for cases of asymmetrical costs)
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Seven Rules for Building Models
• Avoid inter-correlated variables• Add whenever possible• If not possible then multiply or divide• Avoid subtraction and exponentials• Avoid models that proceed in chains• Simpler partial models can be more robust
than one complex models• Always report predictable error (essential
for cases of asymmetrical costs)
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Seven Rules for Building Models
• Avoid inter-correlated variables• Add whenever possible• If not possible then multiply or divide• Avoid subtraction and exponentials• Avoid models that proceed in chains• Simpler partial models can be more robust
than one complex models• Always report predictable error (essential
for cases of asymmetrical costs)
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Seven Rules for Building Models
• Avoid inter-correlated variables• Add whenever possible• If not possible then multiply or divide• Avoid subtraction and exponentials• Avoid models that proceed in chains• Simpler partial models can be more robust
than one complex models• Always report predictable error (essential
for cases of asymmetrical costs)
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Seven Rules for Building Models
• Avoid inter-correlated variables• Add whenever possible• If not possible then multiply or divide• Avoid subtraction and exponentials• Avoid models that proceed in chains• Simpler partial models can be more robust
than one complex models• Always report predictable error (essential
for cases of asymmetrical costs)
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Seven Rules for Building Models
• Avoid inter-correlated variables• Add whenever possible• If not possible then multiply or divide• Avoid subtraction and exponentials• Avoid models that proceed in chains• Simpler partial models can be more robust
than one complex models• Always report predictable error (essential
for cases of asymmetrical costs)
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Seven Rules for Building Models
• Avoid inter-correlated variables• Add whenever possible• If not possible then multiply or divide• Avoid subtraction and exponentials• Avoid models that proceed in chains• Simpler partial models can be more robust
than one complex models• Always report predictable error (essential
for cases of asymmetrical costs)
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I learned these rules the hard way…
But I developed some of the most complex international labor
migration models in their day:
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I did simplify by using Markov Chains and discrete rather than
continuous variables…
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Transitions can be cut up in discrete states
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But many transitions are really continuous
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This allowed me to use a Markov chain structure
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But simple models can be very useful in our everyday work…
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The steps to building a model:
• Simplification • Building a decision model • Testing the model (calibration on historical
data) • Using the model to find the solution: • A good Model can be used again and again
for similar problems or can be modified.
Source: Source: http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbarsh/Busi ness-stat/opre504.htm#rapplIndexnu,p.9
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Why the Modeling exercise is useful• It is a simplified representation of the actual
situation • It need not be complete or exact in all respects • It concentrates on the most essential
relationships and ignores the less essential ones.
• It is more easily understood than the empirical (i.e., observed) situation, and hence permits the problem to be solved more readily with minimum time and effort.
Source: http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbarsh/Business-sta t/opre504.htm#rapplIndexnu,p.12-13
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Examples of Applications of Modeling in Business & Management
• An auditor can use random sampling techniques to audit the accounts receivable for clients.
• A plant manager can use statistical quality control techniques to assure the quality of his production with a minimum of testing or inspection.
• A financial analyst may use regression and correlation to help understand the relationship of a financial ratio to a set of other variables in busi ness.
• A market researcher may use test of significance to accept or reject the hypotheses about a group of buyers to which the firm wishes to sell a particula r product.
• A sales manager may use statistical techniques to forecast sales for the coming year.
Source: http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbarsh/Business-sta t/opre504.htm#rapplIndexnu,p.9
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Complex Models And Meta-Studies
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Why Build Complex Models?
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Inconsistency!Something is wrong!
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Inconsistency!Something is wrong!
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Back to the drawing Board…There is something wrong in those
partial studies…We missed something.
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Some try to build complex models, but others do Meta -Studies
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Why would we want to build one big complex model rather than a
few separate small ones?
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To try to ensure consistency and proper understanding.
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To avoid the same problem we showed before…
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Oops! Error! Result is not what it should be.
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So instead of building super complex models, we do a
complex statistical Meta Study
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That’s how Meta Studies WorkThat how science advances
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BUT…
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Complexity of the system
• Sometimes the system is so complex that we cannot visualize the relations to be able to construct a simplified model, conceptual or quantitative
• Or the relations change over time at various rates that we cannot predict
• Different techniques have been tried and Agent-based modeling is one of these…
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The Stockmarket
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Complex world, complex transactions
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Agent -Based Models
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Agent-based Computational Economic
(ACE) Modeling
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The Complexity of decentralized market economies
• Large numbers of economic agents involved in distributed local interactions.
• Two-way feedback between micro -structure and macro -regularities mediated by agent interactions
• Potential for strategic behavior• Pervasive behavioral uncertainty• Possible existence of multiple equilibria• Critical role of institutional arrangements
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Agent-Based Computational Economics (ACE)
• Culture Dish approach to the study of decentralized market economies
• Experimental study of economies computationally modeled as evolving systems of autonomous interacting agents with learning capabilities.
Source: http://www.econ.iastate.edu/tesfatsi/acecon struct.pdf
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The Culture Dish Approach
• Researchers construct virtual economic world populated by Agents types (economic, social, biological, physical)
• Sets initial conditions• World then develops over time without
external interventions• World is driven solely by agent
interactions
Source: http://www.econ.iastate.edu/tesfatsi/acecon struct.pdf
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ACE Modeling: The Culture Dish Analogy
Source: http://www.econ.iastate.edu/tesfatsi/acecon struct.pdf
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ACE Modeling
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Key Characteristics of ACE Models (I)
• Agents are encapsulated software programs capable of:– Adaptation to environmental conditions– Social communication with other agents– Goal-directed learning– Autonomy (self-activation and self-
determinism based on private internal processes)
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Key Characteristics of ACE Models (II)
• Agents can be situated in realistically rendered problem environments
• Agents’ behavior/interaction patterns can evolve over time
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Increased Facility For Modeling Autonomous Agents
• Distributed agent control , not just distributed agent actions
• Agents can decide for themselves which actions they perform based on private internal processes.
• Implication: Major source of uncertainty for agents in ACE models is not knowing what other agents will do (jargon: unpredictable endogenous heterogeneity)
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Three Typical Problems
• ACE and Macro -Regularities
• ACE and Market Design
• ACE and Qualitative Analysis
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ACE and Macro -Regularities
• Key Issue : Is there a causal explanation for a persistently observed macro regularity?
• Conventional approach: theoretical model, calibrated to the observations, and then test various hypotheses, including some partial comparative observations.
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ACE and Macro -Regularities
• Key Issue : Is there a causal explanation for a persistently observed macro regularity?
• Ace Approach:• Construct an agent-based world capturing
salient aspects of the empirical situation.• Investigate whether the observed macro
situation can be reliably generated “from the bottom up” in this agent based world
• (ref.: Epstein/Axtell, 1996)
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ACE and Market Design
• Key Issue: Does a proposed or actual market design ensure efficient, fair, and orderly market outcomes over time --- despite repeated efforts by traders to game the design for their own personal advantage?
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ACE and Market Design
• ACE approach: • Construct an agent-based world
capturing salient aspects of the market design.
• Introduce self-interested traders with learning capabilities .
• Let the world develop over time; and observe/evaluate resulting market outcomes.
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ACE and Qualitative Analysis
• Key issue : Constructive Understanding
• Example : if we had to construct a profit-seeking firm capable of surviving and thriving in a realistically rendered decentralized market economy, how would you go about it?
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ACE and Qualitative Analysis
• Key issue : Constructive Understanding
• Question:• If economists are not capable of
rising to this constructive challenge, to what extent can we be said to have a scientific understanding of real-world market economies?
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But others are looking to the complexity of nature to learn the
lessons of a new understanding…
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Data Mining & Neural Networks
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Data Mining
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Some Examples of Data Mining
• Link Analysis: Amazon.com: if you bought that you may like this
• Geometric Clustering: a special form of link analysis
• Software agents• Machine learning• Neural networks
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Neural Networks
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Neural Networks
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Most conventional computing is based on von Neumann Machine concepts
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Conventional (von Neumann) Computers are
• Good at: – Fast arithmetic – Doing precisely what the programmer
programs them to do
• Not so good at:– Interacting with noisy data or data from the
environment – Massive parallelism – Fault tolerance – Adapting to circumstances
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Conventional (von Neumann) Computers are
• Good at: – Fast arithmetic – Doing precisely what the programmer
programs them to do
• Not so good at:– Interacting with noisy data or data from the
environment – Massive parallelism – Fault tolerance – Adapting to circumstances
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Neural Networks
• Based on the parallel architecture of animal brains.
• A form of multiprocessor computer system, with – Simple processing elements – A high degree of interconnection – Simple (scalar) messages – Adaptive interaction between elements
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Neurons can have 10,000 connections providing input s and send signals to 1000s of other neurons. Neurons ar e wired
up in a 3-dimensional pattern.
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Where can neural network systems help?
• where we can't formulate an algorithmic solution.
• where we can get lots of examples of the behavior we require.
• where we need to pick out the structure from existing data.
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Real brains, however, are orders of magnitude more complex than any artificial neural network so far
considered.
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But we are still at the beginning of our efforts to understand the
complexity and chaos in nature or in our socio -economic systems
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That will be the topic of the next lecture…
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For now,Let’s check one more time…
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Are we sinking? Or Swimming?
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So is everybody swimming?
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Let’s fly together
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Thank You