Re: (FW) Data and projects (simulation)

1998-12-08 Thread pete
"Edward Weick" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nevertheless, I do feel that the questions I have raised about the simulation that Douglas Wilson is proposing are valid: Is there really something to be simulated? If so, what? Will the proposed simulation lead to a better understanding of economic

Re: (FW) Data and projects (simulation)

1998-12-08 Thread Tom Walker
-Pete Vincent wrote, then you can say "OK, let's just see if that's really true", and introduce the reform in the simulation. Then you can respond to the economist's criticism with "our reknowned reliable simulation engine clearly demonstrates that this reform will have only these

Re: (FW) Data and projects (simulation)

1998-12-05 Thread Edward Weick
Steve Kurtz: (Douglas: I urge you to have a look before attempting to re-invent the wheel.) Then, summarizing a paper: Simulators are descriptions of complex systems representing the interrelationships among the processes that constitute the system; they combine observations of past states of

Re: (FW) Data and projects (simulation)

1998-12-03 Thread Steve Kurtz
Hi Mike all, I've been away, and just got to your post. I'm familiar with the World Game site. It is likely that their software is not nearly as comprehensive nor as flexible as the Global System Simulator one. For those interested in receiving a detailed description of the system, I have it in