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This paper tries to answer the question whether the multi-agent approach to social science simulation embeds all other types of social simulation, and in which cases it is sensible to use multi-agent methods for modeling. To find this answer, we classify earlier modeling approaches and discuss which kinds of agents must be used to replace a traditional model by a multi-agent model. We use a test case to analyze problems of compatibility between agent kinds and interaction modes.
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Brassel, KH., Möhring, M., Schumacher, E., Troitzsch, K.G. (1997). Can Agents Cover All the World?. In: Conte, R., Hegselmann, R., Terna, P. (eds) Simulating Social Phenomena. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, vol 456. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03366-1_4
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