Journal on Policy & Complex Systems Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 2014 | Page 73

Enhancing ABM into an Inevitable Tool for Policy Analysis
Problem definition
Evaluation Criteria
Identification of Policy Alternatives
Decision Support for Selecting Policy Alternatives
Monitoring
NEM TGT SD SG ABM
communicate with experts
parametrize problem
identify and define population
identify
resources ,
system
characteristics
& boundaries
specify measures
measure clarification
& link with problem
definition
identify & consider extreme values
identify policy attributes
link policies to evaluation measures
include technical , political
& economical
aspects
present policy alternatives
compare alternatives
participatory decision making
answer what-if scenarios
explore possible reactions towards policies
test extreme values
compare before & after situations
track reactions
Table 1 . Policy analysis approaches and the type of problems they can be used for
NEM : Neo-classical Equilibrium Modeling , TGT : Traditional Game Theory , SD : System Dynamics , SG : Serious Gaming , ABM : Agent-based Modeling
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