Modelling of Complex Economic Systems: Toward Conceptual Platform

Edward Szczerbicki and Maciej Waszczyk
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Edward Szczerbicki: The University of Newcastle, Australia
Maciej Waszczyk: Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems (IJEIS), 2006, vol. 2, issue 1, 67-78

Abstract: This paper discusses various modelling platforms that can be applied to describe complex systems embedded in economics, as well as the role of modelling in the context of three main functions of scientific research: description, explanation and prediction. Qualitative modelling (non-quantitative) is characterized as an initial stage of any modelling approaches, including the one represented by econometrics. The requirement to begin the modelling process from a non-quantitative perspective represents the vital precondition to satisfy the “isomorphism” function of modelling in relation to real live systems being modelled. Qualitative as well as quantitative description models create the foundation for explanatory model development. These, in turn, can be used for prediction purposes satisfying the third main scientific function of research.

Date: 2006
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