Social Simulation: syllabus
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Paolo Pellizzari, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
Week 1. Introduction to the course and Schelling's segregation model.
Week 2. Collective behaviour and riots.
Week 3. The spread of rumors (case study: September 11-th).
Week 4. Public Investment Game and tax evasion.
Week 5. Traffic behaviour and paradoxes.
Week 6. Congestion and "El Farol bar problem".
Week 7. Imitation (Kirman's ants and standing ovations).
Week 8. Civil violence and genocide.
Week 9. Altruism and norms.
Week 10. AIDS epidemics from a social perspective.
Week 11.-13. Students' presentations
Week 2. Collective behaviour and riots.
Week 3. The spread of rumors (case study: September 11-th).
Week 4. Public Investment Game and tax evasion.
Week 5. Traffic behaviour and paradoxes.
Week 6. Congestion and "El Farol bar problem".
Week 7. Imitation (Kirman's ants and standing ovations).
Week 8. Civil violence and genocide.
Week 9. Altruism and norms.
Week 10. AIDS epidemics from a social perspective.
Week 11.-13. Students' presentations
