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ZIMOD: A Simple Computer Model of the Zimbabwean Economy.
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Knox, Jon; And Others – Social Science Computer Review, 1988
This paper describes a rationale for the construction and use of a simple consistency model of the Zimbabwean economy that incorporates an input-output matrix. The model is designed to investigate alternative industrial strategies and their consequences for the balance of payments, consumption, and overall gross domestic product growth for a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Economics, Economics Education
Simulation: Analytic and Algorithmic Analyses of Condorcet's Paradox--Variations on a Classical Theme.
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Timpone, Richard J.; Taber, Charles S. – Social Science Computer Review, 1998
Compares traditional mathematical models with computer simulations. Shows the strengths and flexibility of algorithmic computational simulations through a program designed to investigate and extend understanding in one of the most enduring questions in social choice research. Discusses solutions to this problem from each approach--analytic and…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computation, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation
When a Model Needs a Model: Convincing Skeptics of Counterintuitive Results--An Example from Affirmative Action Modeling.
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Feinberg, William E. – Social Science Computer Review, 1988
This article describes a monte carlo computer simulation of affirmative action employment policies. The counterintuitive results of the model are explained through a thought device involving urns and marbles. States that such model simulations have implications for social policy. (BSR)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education