Modelling Evolving Rules for the Use of Common-pool Resources in an Agent-based Model
Institutional arrangements are key drivers of the use of common-pool resources (CPR). The analysis of existing arrangements requires a framework that allows research to describe a case study systematically and diagnose the institutional setting. Based on a sound understanding of current institutions...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Croatian Interdisciplinary Society
2007-10-01
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| Series: | Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems |
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| Online Access: | http://indecs.eu/2007/indecs2007-pp56-80.pdf |
| Summary: | Institutional arrangements are key drivers of the use of common-pool resources (CPR). The analysis of existing arrangements requires a framework that allows research to describe a case study systematically and diagnose the institutional setting. Based on a sound understanding of current institutions the question of what effects alternate arrangements would have becomes evident. This step requires a predictive model, which can either be qualitative or, preferably, analyses an empirical case quantitatively. A major conceptual challenge of a quantitative model is the evolution of rules, which define the boundaries for the agents to choose strategies. This paper develops the conceptual foundations for such a modelling approach and an agent-based model for the analysis of institutional arrangements in a CPR setting. |
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| ISSN: | 1334-4684 1334-4676 |