[open-economics] Evolutionary economics and open economics

Mon Jul 11 23:27:39 UTC 2011

Hi Ernst,

Welcome and great to have you on board - great to see that you are
interested in the Metametrik idea. There are certainly a lot of points
we need to discuss when it comes to the next steps, i.e.
implementation. Have you had any experience with running
meta-regressions?

We are planning on having another Skype meetup in about two weeks - it
would be great if you could join us then. Will let you know in due
time.

For now, welcome on board! And please feel free to share any
interesting ideas, blog posts, or academic papers that come across.

Best,

Guo

On 11 July 2011 18:26, ernst salet <ernstsalet at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Guo, Dear List,
>
> Lately, my fellow classmate Dirk Heine introduced me to the great
> ideas you guys are working on concerning open data economics and
> MetaMetrics.
> Having an econometric background myself (BSc.&MSc Econometrics from
> Erasmus University Rotterdam), I am very interested in sharing some
> ideas. Unfortunately, my Java skills are pretty basic, I am much more
> in advanced in programs such as Matlab.
> Particularly this fall (from the first of September), I have plenty of
> time to cooperate.
> I am looking forward to hearing from you soon!
>
> Best, Ernst
>
>
>
> Dear list,
>
> Just wanted to post an update so we're all on the same page.
>
> We had an informal meeting with Dr Hans-Peter Brunner, Senior
> Economist at the Asian Development Bank today and spoke about
> different ways of cooperation. Dr Brunner has developed an agent-based
> macroeconomic model which - once calibrated with data - simulates
> effects of different policies on economic outcomes, e.g. the impact of
> regional integration on sector-specific economic activity. See
> <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1808652> for more
> details.
>
> Dr Brunner is interested in opening up his simulation program, feed in
> richer datasets (for now, the simulations are only confined to a few
> countries but could be extended), and generate community-driven
> participation to ensure that the development of the application is
> sustained. We, as the OKF, would provide the necessary infrastructure
> and tools to stimulate community participation. The idea was to
> discuss possibilities of teaming up, with us providing the platform
> and the ADB as a partner. Ideally, we will also receive funding to
> coordinate this.
>
> Dr Brunner has also generously offered to join the advisory board of
> the Open Economics WG.
>
> This project is a great opportunity - opening up such a simulation
> program would enable non-professionals to experiment with different
> policies, examine the impact of changing assumptions and parameters
> (more transparency). At the same time, it might attract students and
> other researchers interested in agent-based modelling: In this case,
> open data would be a means towards an end - rendering economic
> research more open and getting the public involved.
>
> We are considering to assemble a small task force to brainstorm and
> discuss ways of cooperation. The code is written in Java, so it would
> be great if someone with programming experience could join to have a
> look at the code. Looking forward to your comments!
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Guo Xu
>
> _______________________________________________
> open-economics mailing list
> open-economics at lists.okfn.org
> http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/open-economics
>