# Specification of MiniDemographicABM.jl: A simplified agent-based demographic model of the UK

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.16548 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2307.16548/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 2 of its 4 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 31 Jul 2023.

## Builds on (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [Agents.jl: A performant and feature-full agent based modelling software of minimal code complexity](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2101.10072/) (2021)
- [Social and Child Care Provision in Kinship Networks: an Agent-Based Model](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2002.05188/) (2020)

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Formal specification terminology for demographic agent-based models of fixed-step single-clocked simulations](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2308.13081/) (2023)

## Abstract (arXiv)

This documentation specifies a simplified non-calibrated demographic agent-based model of the UK, a largely simplified version of the Lone Parent Model presented in [Gostolil and Silverman 2020]. In the presented model, individuals of an initial population are subject to ageing, deaths, births, divorces and marriages throughout a simplified map of towns of the UK. The specification employs the formal terminology presented in [Elsheikh 2023a]. The main purpose of the model is to explore and exploit capabilities of the state-of-the-art Agents.jl Julia package [Datseris2022] in the context of demographic modeling applications. Implementation is provided via the Julia package MiniDemographicABM.jl [Elsheikh 2023b]. A specific simulation is progressed with a user-defined simulation fixed step size on a hourly, daily, weekly, monthly basis or even an arbitrary user-defined clock rate. The model can serve for comparative studies if implemented in other agent-based modelling frameworks and programming languages. Moreover, the model serves as a base implementation to be adjusted to realistic large-scale socio-economics, pandemics or immigration studies mainly within a demographic context.