Towards Bayesian Model-Based Demography: Agency, Complexity and Uncertainty in Migration Studies
By Jakub Bijak, Philip A. Higham (Contribution by), Jason Hilton (Contribution by), Martin Hinsch (Contribution by), Sarah Nurse (Contribution by), Toby Prike (Contribution by), Oliver Reinhardt (Contribution by), Peter W.F. Smith (Contribution by), Adelinde M. Uhrmacher (Contribution by), Tom Warnke (Contribution by)
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By Jakub Bijak, Philip A. Higham (Contribution by), Jason Hilton (Contribution by), Martin Hinsch (Contribution by), Sarah Nurse (Contribution by), Toby Prike (Contribution by), Oliver Reinhardt (Contribution by), Peter W.F. Smith (Contribution by), Adelinde M. Uhrmacher (Contribution by), Tom Warnke (Contribution by)
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This open access book presents a ground-breaking approach to developing micro-foundations for demography and migration studies. It offers a unique and novel methodology for creating empirically grounded agent-based models of international migration – one of the most uncertain population processes and a top-priority policy area. The book discusses in detail the process of building a simulation model of migration, based on a population of intelligent, cognitive agents, their networks and inst...


