"Social Primitives Experimental Cohort" -- A Special Interest Group (SIG) affiliated with CSSSA
We're interested in using agent-based modeling (ABM) to explore the possible social primitives that produce empirical patterns of economic (and other forms of) inequality.
The SPECscape subproject, in particular, uses a landscape grid as a modeling construct for agent and landscape interactions. Sugarscape NetLogo.
An additional project, which is complimentary to SPECscape is SPECnet which is based on a non-spatial social network where interactions are solely based on agent relationships. These two approaches are understood as distinct but mutually beneficial, detailed as follows.
SPECnet develops its approach with reference to SPECscape and SPECscape develops its approach with reference to SPECnet. They are independent but they actively work to provide contrast where there are differences, build off commonalities where they exist, and seek useful complimentarities where the differences turn out to be useful enhancements.
Our contributors include: