The effectiveness and cost of a public health intervention is dependent on complex human
behaviors, yet health economic models typically make simplified assumptions about …

Social psychological theory posits entities and mechanisms that attempt to explain
observable differences in behavior. For example, dual process theory suggests that an …

In recent years we have gained insight into the impact of minimum unit pricing (MUP)—a
legal floor price below which a given volume of alcohol cannot be sold—on population‐level …

Antosz and colleagues' review of the role of theory in agent-based modelling (ABM) makes
important recommendations for modelling practitioners. However, macro-micro-macro …

We assess an emerging simulation research method--Inverse Generative Social Science
(IGSS)\citep {Epstein23a}--that harnesses the power of evolution by natural selection to …

The past two decades have witnessed a surge in interest for ideas and methods from
complexity science—the study of systems of many elements that may interact with each …

In Generative Social Science, modellers design agents at the micro-level to generate macro-
level a target social phenomenon. In the Inverse Generative Social Science (iGSS), from a …

Understanding the role of inequality in creating and sustaining the Alcohol Harm Paradox.
Jennifer Eva Boyd Page 1 1 Understanding the role of inequality in creating and sustaining …