Agent-Based Computational Demography

Introduction: Agent-Based Computational Demography.- 1 Introduction: Demographers Are Almost Absent in a Flourishing Field of Research.- 2 The Gap Between Theory and Techniques in Demography.- 3 The Added Gains of Agent-Based Computational Demography.- 4 Difficulties and Challenges for Agent-Based Computational Demography.- 5 Agent-Based Models in Demography: Examples in this Book.- 6 Discussion: The Potential Roles of Agent-Based Computational Demography.- References.- Data, Models, Theory and Reality: The Structure of Demographic Knowledge.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The Methodology of Ansley J. Coale.- 3 Nathan Keyfitz on the Fruitfulness of Abstract Modelling.- 4 A Model-Based View of Science.- 5 Elements of Science.- 6 Assessing Scientific Knowledge.- 7 Coda: On the Dangers of Dichotomies.- References.- The Role of Agent-Based Modelling in Demographic Explanation.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The Problem of Thin Social Processes.- 3 The Problem of Relating Existing Theories to ABM.- 4 Representing Social Context.- 5 Representing Cognitive Complexity.- 6 Collecting Appropriate Data.- 7 Conclusion.- References.- Diffusion Processes in Demographic Transitions: A Prospect on Using Multi Agent Simulation to Explore the Role of Cognitive Strategies and Social Interactions.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Behavioural Rules in MAS.- 3 Decision Making.- 4 The Consumat Approach.- 5 A Possible Application of the Consumat Approach: The Diffusion of Contraceptives.- 6 Prospects for Applications of the Consumat Approach in Demographic Research Questions.- 7 Conclusions.- References.- The Collapse of the Berlin Wall: Simulating State -Level East to West German Migration Patterns.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Historical Background.- 3 Evidence on East to West German Migration.- 4 Theoretical Framework.- 5 Data and Stylized Facts.- 6 An Agent-Based Simulation Model.- 7 Conclusions.- References.- Agent-Based Modeling of Householders' Migration Behavior and Its Consequences.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Agent-Based Modelling