[open-economics] Evolutionary economics and open economics

Thu Jul 14 07:08:31 UTC 2011

Hi Guo,

Thanks for your quick reply, I am definitely interested in joining the
skype meeting. Currently I am in the India time-zone (GMT+5:30), but I
am sure we can find a time that suits us all.
Btw, I do not have experience with running meta-regressions, I will
look into some articles about it before the skype meeting. However, I
do have experience with research on the meta-level (although not
directly related); for my master-thesis I developed a test to compare
(copula-based) multivariate forecast models on their predictive
ability and ran numerous size and power experiments to test its
validity.

Thanks for keeping us updated!
Ernst

On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 4:57 AM, Guo Xu <digitalepourpre at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>>
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