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This book is the outcome of a project that started with the
organisation of
theTopicalWorkshopon"Agent-BasedComputationalModelling. AnInst-
ment for Analysing Complex Adaptive Systems in Demography,
Economics and Environment" at the Vienna Institute of Demography,
December 4-6, 2003. The workshop brought together scholars from
several disciplines, all- ing both for serious scienti?c debate and
for informal conversation over a cup co?ee or during a visit to the
wonderfulmuseums of Vienna. One of the nicest features of
Agent-Based Modelling is indeed the opportunity that scholars ?nd a
common language and discuss from their disciplinary perspective, in
turn learning from other perspectives. Given the success of the
meeting, we found it important to pursue the purpose of collecting
these interdisciplinary contributions in a volume. In order to
ensure the highest scienti?c standards for the book, we decided
that all the contributions (with the sole exception of the
introductory chapter) should have been accepted conditional on peer
reviews. Generoushelpwasprovidedbyreviewers, someofwhomwereneither
directly involved in the workshop nor in the book. All this would
not have been possible without the funding provided by the Complex
Systems N- work of Excellence (Exystence) funded by the European
Union, the Vienna Institute of Demography of the Austrian Academy
of Sciences, Universit a Bocconi, and ARC Systems Research GmbH,
and the help of the wonderful sta? ofthe Vienna Institute of
Demography(in particular, Ani Minassianand Belinda Aparicio Diaz).
Agent-Based Modelling is important, interesting and also fun-we
hope this book contributes to showing that. Milano Francesco C.
Agent-Based Computational Demography (ABCD) aims at starting a new
stream of research among social scientists whose interests lie in
understanding demographic behaviour. The book takes a
micro-demographic (agent-based) perspective and illustrates the
potentialities of computer simulation as an aid in theory building.
The chapters of the book, written by leading experts either in
demography or in agent-based modelling, address several key
questions. Why do we need agent-based computational demography? How
can ABCD be applied to the study of migrations, family demography,
and historical demography? What are the peculiarities of
agent-based models as applied to the demography of human
populations? ABCD is of interest to all scientists interested in
studying demographic behaviour, as well as to computer scientists
and modellers who are looking for a promising field of application.
This edited collection explores the links between human capital
(both in the form of health and in the form of education),
demographic change, and economic growth. Using empirical as well as
theoretical perspectives, the authors investigate several important
issues in the context of human capital, namely population ageing,
inequality, public policy, and long-term economic development.
Ultimately, they demonstrate that the accumulation of human capital
is of crucial importance to long-run economic growth.
This edited collection explores the links between human capital
(both in the form of health and in the form of education),
demographic change, and economic growth. Using empirical as well as
theoretical perspectives, the authors investigate several important
issues in the context of human capital, namely population ageing,
inequality, public policy, and long-term economic development.
Ultimately, they demonstrate that the accumulation of human capital
is of crucial importance to long-run economic growth.
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