Agent-based approach for generation of a money-centered star network
Jae-Suk Yang,
Okyu Kwon,
Woo-Sung Jung and
In-mook Kim
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2008, vol. 387, issue 22, 5498-5502
Abstract:
The history of trade is a progression from a pure barter system. A medium of exchange emerges autonomously in the market, a position currently occupied by money. We investigate an agent-based computational economics model consisting of interacting agents considering distinguishable properties of commodities which represent salability. We also analyze the properties of the commodity network using a spanning tree. We find that the “storage fee” is more crucial than “demand” in determining which commodity is used as a medium of exchange.
Keywords: Econophysics; Complex network; Medium of exchange; Barter (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2008.05.025
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