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Opinion Dynamics and Collective Decisions
Jan Lorenz, Martin Neumann
We expect that democracy enables us to utilize collective intelligence such that our collective decisions build and enhance social welfare, and such that we accept their distributi…
How different homophily preferences mitigate and spur ethnic and value segregation: Schelling's model extended
Rocco Paolillo, Jan Lorenz
In Schelling's segregation model agents of two ethnic groups reside in a regular grid and aim to live in a neighborhood that matches the minimum desired fraction of members of the…
Rank-optimal weighting or "How to be best in the OECD Better Life Index?"
Jan Lorenz, Christoph Brauer, Dirk A. Lorenz
We present a method of rank-optimal weighting which can be used to explore the best possible position of a subject in a ranking based on a composite indicator by means of a mathema…
Redistribution spurs growth by using a portfolio effect on human capital
Jan Lorenz, Fabian Paetzel, Frank Schweitzer
We demonstrate by mathematical analysis and systematic computer simulations that redistribution can lead to sustainable growth in a society. The human capital dynamics of each agen…
Convergence to consensus in multiagent systems and the lengths of inter-communication intervals
Jan Lorenz
A theorem on (partial) convergence to consensus of multiagent systems is presented. It is proven with tools studying the convergence properties of products of row stochastic matric…
Fixed points in models of continuous opinion dynamics under bounded confidence
Jan Lorenz
We present two models of continuous opinion dynamics under bounded confidence which are representable as nonnegative discrete dynamical systems, namely the Hegselmann-Krause model…