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Posted by Erling Moxnes <Erling.Moxnes@ifi.uib.no> Kim, This is a good question that we all should think about. Here is one answer. My favourite example is fiddle playing versus driving you own jet plane. Both options challenge you, give you exiting experiences and give much meaning to life. The res...

Posted by Erling Moxnes <Erling.Moxnes@ifi.uib.no> Steven Roderick sroderic mac.com wrote: >> I think the authors of the Popper article are correct when they state ""the >> model was not wrong; it was just used incorrectly"". They are incorrect >> though, in their assumption that...

Posted by Erling Moxnes <Erling.Moxnes@ifi.uib.no> Thanks to Krys, Alan and Jean-Jacques for replies to my question about optimisation. We seem to agree that a danger with the optimisation technique is that it may lead to overly simplified models. Alan points out that this was the explicit, historic...

Posted by Erling Moxnes <Erling.Moxnes@ifi.uib.no> Two comments regarding expected modelling benefits: 1. SD can be used to find for instance a production policy that works to stabilise production, sales, inventories etc. Whether this is a good policy or not for a firm depends on the benefits and th...

Posted by Erling Moxnes <Erling.Moxnes@ifi.uib.no> Eric, One of our master students, Peter Sanders from the Netherlands, created and analysed an urban dynamics model with 16 separate areas. Thus he was able to analyse the effects of local policies on surrounding areas. The model was written in Vensi...