Vol. 71 No. 1 (2016): Vol 71, No 1 (Suppl.) (2016)
Saggi e Ricerche

The consumer food market in Italy: a dynamic representation through agent- based modeling

Published 2016-08-06

Keywords

  • agent-based modeling,
  • food market,
  • supply food chain

How to Cite

Calisti, R. (2016). The consumer food market in Italy: a dynamic representation through agent- based modeling. Italian Review of Agricultural Economics (REA), 71(1), 580–588. https://doi.org/10.13128/REA-18674

Abstract

The research aim was the construction of a simulation agent-based model, which reproduces the food market at consumer level in a local context. The model characterizes the behavior of two categories of agents: consumers and food retail shops. The intent of the model is to reproduce the current status of expenditure for food products in a certain territorial context and to investigate how the agents behavior adapts to the changes of the market conditions. The application case concerned the opening of a farmers markets, predicting the positioning of this novel store in the local context and the changes in the consumer habits.

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