Most studies of resource allocation mechanisms in Internet traffic have used a performance model of the resource provided, where the very concept of the resource is defined in terms of measurable qualities of the service such as utilization, throughput, response time (delay), security level among others. Optimization of resource allocation is defined in terms of these measurable qualities. One ...

The EURACE project was one of the important research collaborations in the field of agent-based modeling of economic systems. Its target was to create an agent-based model and tools aimed at policy makers for use in macro-economic modelling and economic policy design at the European level. In this paper we report experiences and progress from the EURACE project, and summarize problems that need...

This paper discusses how economic tools can be targeted and combined to enhance their usefulness in analyses of animal disease problems. It briefly reviews the most commonly used economic modelling techniques to clarify the applicability of specific economic methods to different problems in animal health analysis. The paper then reviews applications of these methods in the literature and sugges...