A Multi-Agent Model for Describing Transhumance in North Cameroon: Comparison of Different Rationality to Develop a Routine

Juliette Rouchier (), François Bousquet (), Mélanie Requier-Desjardins () and Martine Antona ()
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Juliette Rouchier: GREQAM - Groupement de Recherche en Économie Quantitative d'Aix-Marseille - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - ECM - École Centrale de Marseille - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Martine Antona: Cirad-TERA ERE - Programme Espace et ressources - Cirad-TERA - Département Territoires, Environnement et Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

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Abstract: This paper introduces an application using multi-agent system to model an artificial society. The work follows a field research in economics in Cameroon about the behavior of nomad herdsmen securing their access to rangelands. Two central elements were stressed: regularity in meetings and flexibility while facing problems. Experiments run through simulations, testing two rationales: choices based on the notion of cost, or herdsmen taking into account the history of meetings. The system successfully shows regular dynamics, and huge differences are observed, depending on the rationality used. We conclude on the importance of the rationality described in modeling a system.

Keywords: Exchanges; Modeling; Pastoralism; Familiarity; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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Published in Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2001, 25, pp.527-559. ⟨10.1016/S0165-1889(00)00035-X⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1889(00)00035-X

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