Journal on Policy & Complex Systems Volume 2, Number 1, Spring 2015 | Page 25

An Agent-Based Simulation of the Swiss Labour Market : An Alternative for Policy
• Variables that define the environment .
Table 3 — Variables in the model
Name Type Description Updating Initialization
strict
0 <= R >= 1
“ layoff ”
threshold
thrsprev
N = { 0 , 50 }
“ learning ”
constrain
memory-size
N = { 0 , 10 }
agent ’ s
memory size
fixed
fixed
fixed user input
user input
user input
numberstrategies
N = { 0 , 20 }
agent ’ s maximum number of strategies
fixed
user input
thrsflex2
0 <= R >= 1
“ flexibility ” constrain secondary sector
thrsflex3
0 <= R >= 1
“ flexibility ”
constrain
tertiary sector
fixed
fixed user input
user input
employment rate
0 <= R >= 1 employment rate
volatile
computed
unemployment rate
0 <= R >= 1 unemployment rate
volatile
computed
skills level N total skill level volatile computed
foreign
N = [ 0 , 1 ]
nationality
discrimination
fixed user input
JobDisplaceSub N = [ 0 , 1 ]
increase subsidy 10 %
fixed
user input
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