Thron, Christopher (2016) Lifestyle Tradeoffs and the Decline of Societal Well-Being: An Agent-Based Model. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 19 (2). ISSN 1460-7425
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Abstract
This paper presents a semi-quantitative mathematical model of the changes over time in the statistical distribution of well-being of individuals in a society. The model predicts that when individuals overvalue the more socially conspicuous aspects of well-being in their lifestyle choices, then the average well-being of the overall population may experience continuous decline. In addition to tradeoff cost and overvaluation, we identify statistical variation in individuals’ well-being and turnover within the population as key factors driving negative trends. We investigate the influence of the effects of heterogeneity in the population, as well as economic and/or technological progress.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | South Asian Library > Computer Science |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email support@southasianlibrary.com |
Date Deposited: | 18 May 2024 08:44 |
Last Modified: | 18 May 2024 08:44 |
URI: | http://journal.repositoryarticle.com/id/eprint/1397 |