Agent Modelling of Cluster Formation Processes in Regional Economic Systems (p. 64-77)

Galina Boush (), Okxana Kulikova () and Ivan Shelkov ()
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Okxana Kulikova: Siberian State Automobile - Road Academy
Ivan Shelkov: Siberian State Automobile - Road Academy

Economy of region, 2016, vol. 1, issue 1, 64 - 77

Abstract: The subject matter of this research is the processes of the spontaneous clustering in the regional economy. The purpose is the development and approbation of the modelling algorithm of these processes. The hypothesis: the processes of spontaneous clustering in the social and economic environment are supposed to proceed not linearly, but intermittently. The following methods are applied: agent imitating modelling with an application of FOREL and k-means algorithms. The modelling algorithm is realized in the Phiton 3 programming language. The course regularities of clustering processes in the region are revealed: 1) the clustering processes are intensifying, the production uniformity is increasing; 2) the increase of the level of production uniformity leads to the leveling of customer behavior; 3) the producers of high-differentiated production reduce the level of its differentiation or leave the cluster; 4) the stages of steady functioning are illustrative for clustering processes, their change is followed with arising of bifurcation points; 5) the activation of clustering processes in regional economy leads to the revenue increase of the cluster participants, each of producers and of consumers, and to the growth of synergetic effect values. These results testify the nonlinearity of processes of clustering and ambiguity of their effects. The following conclusions have been drawn: 1) a modelling of the processes of spontaneous clustering in regional economy has showed that they proceed not linearly, a steady progressive development is followed with leaps; 2) the clustering of regional economy leads to the growth of the efficiency indicators of activities of cluster-concerned entities; 3) initiation and activation of the clustering processes requires a certain environment.

Keywords: regional economy; regional clusters; spontaneous clustering; agent imitational modelling; model of spontaneous clustering in regional economy; agents-producers; agents-suppliers; agents-customers; modelling of the algorithm of spontaneous clustering in regional economy; regularities of spontaneous clustering (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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