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This paper describes an agent-based simulation model to analyze migration behaviors of individual in several political regions. The model was originally discussed by Tiebout in 1956 as “Voting with Feet,” however, the validity of the model has not been examined very carefully. In the proposed agent simulation model, plural political decisions in each region are made by the corresponding regional government, and the inhabitants will vote the decisions based on their preferences. Both governments and individuals are modeled as decision making agents. The intensive simulation studies have revealed the emergence of decision groups and how the decisions have been made.
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Nishida, R., Yamada, T., Yoshikawa, A., Terano, T. (2011). Identification of Voting with Individual’s Feet Through Agent-Based Modeling. In: Chen, SH., Terano, T., Yamamoto, R. (eds) Agent-Based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems VI. Agent-Based Social Systems, vol 8. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53907-0_9
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