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Back to the future: A simple solution to Schelling segregation

The maximum entropy methodology is applied to the Schelling model of urban segregation in order to obtain a reliable prediction of the stable configuration of the system without resorting to numerical simulations. We show that this approach also provides an implicit equation describing the distribution of agents over a city which allows for directly assessing the effect of model parameters on the solution. Finally, we discuss the information theoretic motivation for applying this methodology to the Schelling model, and show that it effectively rests on the presence of a potential function, suggesting a broader applicability of the methodology.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: School of Economics Discussion Papers ; No. 11,04

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Bayesian Analysis: General
Computational Techniques; Simulation Modeling
Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty: General
Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
Thema
information theoretic measure
potential function
Schelling segregation model

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Barde, Sylvain
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
University of Kent, School of Economics
(wo)
Canterbury
(wann)
2011

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Barde, Sylvain
  • University of Kent, School of Economics

Entstanden

  • 2011

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