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Impact of environmental dynamics on economic evolution: A stylized agent-based policy analysis

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  • Nannen, Volker
  • van den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M.
  • Eiben, A.E.

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The general problem of how environmental dynamics affect the behavioral interaction in an evolutionary economy is considered. To this end, a basic model of a dynamic multi-sector economy is developed where the evolution of investment strategies depends on the diversity of these strategies, social connectivity, and relative contribution of sector specific investments to production. Four types of environmental dynamics are examined that differ in how gradual and how frequently the environment changes. Numerical analysis shows how the socially optimal level of diversity increases with the frequency and speed of environmental change. When there is uncertainty about the specific type of environmental dynamics—whether for lack of data or because it is not constant—the socially optimal level of diversity increases with the degree of risk aversion of the policy maker or the society.

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  • Nannen, Volker & van den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M. & Eiben, A.E., 2013. "Impact of environmental dynamics on economic evolution: A stylized agent-based policy analysis," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 80(2), pages 329-350.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:tefoso:v:80:y:2013:i:2:p:329-350
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.08.013
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    1. Jing Wu & Rayman Mohamed & Zheng Wang, 2017. "An Agent-Based Model to Project China’s Energy Consumption and Carbon Emission Peaks at Multiple Levels," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(6), pages 1-19, May.
    2. Sylvie Geisendorf & Christian Klippert, 2022. "Integrated sustainability policy assessment – an agent-based ecological-economic model," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 32(3), pages 1017-1048, July.
    3. Christophe Feder & Beniamino Callegari & David Collste, 2024. "The system dynamics approach for a global evolutionary analysis of sustainable development," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 34(2), pages 351-374, April.

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