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Agent-Based System Dynamics — Hybrid Multi-Level Simulation

Agent-based system dynamics (AB-SD) is a hybrid simulation paradigm that couples agent-based modeling (ABM) at the micro level with system dynamics (SD) stock-and-flow structures at the macro level. This allows researchers to capture emergent individual behavior and feedback-driven aggregate dynamics within a single coherent model, making it especially valuable for complex socio-economic and epidemiological systems.

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  1. Borshchev, A., & Filippov, A. (2004). From system dynamics and discrete event to practical agent based modeling: Reasons, techniques, tools. In Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference of the System Dynamics Society. Oxford, UK. link
  2. Sterman, J. D. (2000). Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World. McGraw-Hill, Boston. ISBN: 9780072311358

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ScholarGateAgent-based system dynamics (Agent-Based System Dynamics — Hybrid Simulation Combining Micro-Level Agents with Macro-Level Stock-and-Flow Structures). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/simulation/agent-based-system-dynamics