Title: A bibliometric survey of macroeconomic topics in agent-based models

Authors: Emiliano Alvarez

Addresses: Universidad de la República, Gonzalo Ramírez 1926, Montevideo, Uruguay

Abstract: In recent decades, the analysis of economies and their different sectors has intensified through simulations based on agent-based models (ABM). This is especially relevant for macroeconomics, since these methodologies allow us to analyse macroeconomic phenomena from actions and the interaction between individuals. In this article, a bibliometric analysis of ABMs in macroeconomics is briefly shown from the information gathered in the databases of the Web of Science (WOS) and Scopus. The main results of this work show that ABMs have analysed a wide spectrum of the most relevant topics in macroeconomics. There is a greater emphasis on credit crisis and financial instability, explained by the possibilities of this type of implementation to simulate network effects. These works are concentrated in a few research centres, mainly in Europe. In recent years, the agenda of topics to be addressed has grown, as well as the possibilities of a multidisciplinary agenda.

Keywords: agent-based model; ABM; economics; macroeconomics; bibliometric analysis; complex system.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCEE.2024.139754

International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics, 2024 Vol.14 No.3, pp.269 - 283

Received: 26 Oct 2022
Accepted: 08 Dec 2023
Published online: 05 Jul 2024 *

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