Micro model
Micromodels are used in sociology to model individual individuals .
Micromodeling is usually based on an "observed" target population, from which a representative subpopulation is selected and transferred to a micro-model. With this one can then experiment by means of simulation and finally transfer the determined effects of the modeled changes to the target population.
The advantage of a micro-model over a macro-model is that it is easier to depict the heterogeneity of the individuals involved, since this is done using the attributes of the individual individuals and does not have to be reproduced in a macro-model using complex procedures.
An exemplary field of application for micro-models is the calculation of the effects of changes in tax legislation. Taxes are due per individual, the amount of which depends on the individual's attributes. Of interest to the tax authorities, however, is the aggregated level, i. H. the change in total tax revenue.
literature
- Nigel Gilbert, Klaus G. Troitzsch: Simulation for the social scientist . Open University Press, Buckingham 2002, ISBN 0-335-19744-2 .