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A case study in model selection for policy engineering: simulating maritime customs

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F. Jordan Srour,

Neil Yorke-SmithAuthors Info & Claims

AAMAS'11: Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Advanced Agent Technology

Pages 3 - 18

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27216-5_2

Published: 02 May 2011 Publication History

Abstract

The progress of containers through customs is more often an exercise in negotiation rather than a structured queuing process. As soon as a regulatory process involves negotiation, corruption becomes a factor. Studies by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and other organizations reveal that customs corruption is not easily combated by policy changes. Simulation of potential reform policies in the maritime customs context can provide insights for decision makers. In this paper we present a work-in-progress case study of simulation technique selection for modelling social complexity in the domain of maritime customs. We give evidence (1) to the applicability of a methodological approach that includes evaluation and reasoned selection of a modelling paradigm, and (2) to the applicability of agent-based simulation.

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AAMAS'11: Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Advanced Agent Technology

May 2011

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ISBN:9783642272158

Editors:
Francien Dechesne
Technische Universiteit, Sectie Filosofie, Delft, GA, The Netherlands
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Hiromitsu Hattori
Department of Social Informatics, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Adriaan Mors
Department of Software Technology, Technische Universiteit, Mekelweg 4, Delft, CD, The Netherlands
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Jose Miguel Such
Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos y Computación, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, Valencia, CD, Spain
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Danny Weyns
Department of Computer Science, Linnaeus University, Camino de Vera s/n, Växjö, CD, Sweden

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