NDLI: MIC-core: A tool for microsimulation

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Zinn, S. Gampe, J. Himmelspach, J. Uhrmacher, A.M.
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Author affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 18057 Rostock, Germany (Zinn, S.; Gampe, J.) \|\| University of Rostock 18059 Rostock, Germany (Himmelspach, J.; Uhrmacher, A.M.)
Abstract	Microsimulation is an increasingly popular tool in the social sciences. Individual behavior is described by a (commonly stochastic) model and subsequently simulated to study outcomes on the aggregate level. Demographic projections are a prominent area of application. Despite numerous available tools often new software is designed and implemented for specific applications. In this paper we describe how a modeling and simulation framework, JAMES II, was used to create a specialized tool for population projections, the Mic-core. Reusing validated and well-tested modeling and simulation functionality significantly reduced development time while keeping performance levels high. We document how the Mic-core was built as plug-ins to JAMES II and illustrate the performance of the resulting tool. We demonstrate how the concept of a modeling and simulation framework enabled successful software reuse of available functionality and briefly report of future work.
Starting Page	992
Ending Page	1002
File Size	290033
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424457700
e-ISBN	9781424457717
DOI	10.1109/WSC.2009.5429424
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-12-13
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Discrete event simulation Demography Software tools Microwave integrated circuits Aggregates Application software Software design Integrated circuit modeling Libraries Stochastic processes
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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