Computer technology presents economists with new tools, but also raises novel methodological issues. This essay discusses the challenges faced by computational researchers, and proposes some solutions.

I: Reflecting on Methodology -- 1. Tribute to Luigi Solari -- 2. The scientific work of Luigi Solari -- II: Modelling -- 3. Econometric model building for the Common Market -- 4. A nonlinear expenditure system: Qualitative Analysis and Experiments with Canadian Data -- III: Estimating -- 5. A...

This book focuses on modelling in ecological economics and offers a comprehensive overview of current and emerging methods of applying mathematical, computational and conceptual methods to environmental issues. Following a detailed introduction, the authors investigate various modelling...