The growth diagnostic approach crafted by Hausmann, Rodrik and Velasco (2005) provides a framework for formulating hypotheses on what may be constraining country’s growth. In this context, paper aims at highlighting the methodology of such an with application to Algeria. Our findings show that low private returns economic activities due micro risks (high taxes, weak contract enforcement & p...

This paper analyses the behavior of a hardware implementation of Genetic Programming using Field Programmable Gate Arrays. Three crossover operators that limit the lengths of programs are analyzed. A truncating operator, a limiting operator that constrains the lengths of both offspring and a limiting operator that only constrains the length of one offspring. The latter has some interesting prop...

We developed a virtual laboratory for traffic control where agents use different strategies in order to self-organize on the road. We present our first results where we compare the performance and behaviour promoted by environmental constrains and five different simple strategies: three inspired in flocking behaviour, one selfish, and one inspired in the minority game. Experiments are presented...