Microsimulations make use of quantitative methods to analyze complex phenomena in populations. They allow modeling socioeconomic systems based on micro-level units such as individuals, households, or institutional entities. However, conducting a microsimulation study can be challenging. It often...

Recent developments on German real estate markets show a striking increase of rents, especially in larger towns. This development is, however, not homogeneous: The market dynamics vary between different parts of cities and prices develop highly heterogeneously. Therefore, small-scale results are...

Recent developments on German real estate markets show a striking increase of rents, especially in larger towns. This development is, however, not homogeneous: The market dynamics vary between different parts of cities and prices develop highly heterogeneously. Therefore, small-scale results are...

Modern sampling designs in survey statistics, in general, are constructed in order to optimize the accuracy of estimators such as totals, means and proportions. In stratified random sampling a variance minimal solution was introduced by Neyman and Tschuprov. However, practical constraints may...

Microsimulations make use of quantitative methods to analyze complex phenomena in populations. They allow modeling socioeconomic systems based on micro-level units such as individuals, households, or institutional entities. However, conducting a microsimulation study can be challenging. It often...