An insight into the system dynamics method: a case study in the dynamics of international minerals investment

✍ Scribed by Bernadette O'Regan; Richard Moles

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 471 KB
• Volume: 16
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1364-8152
• DOI: 10.1016/s1364-8152(00)00087-6

✦ Synopsis

This paper presents an explanation of the system dynamics method. It is based on the development of a detailed simulation model designed to examine the effectiveness of various environmental, fiscal and corporate policies on the flow of investment funds and mineral resources among a number of simulated mining firms and competing countries. Emphasis is placed on the development process and the reader is referred elsewhere for presentation and discussion of model output.