Assignment

You are to build the agent-based model of the fishing lake(s) that we discussed in class. See the ostrom-project subfolder for details about the model.

1. Choose what aspects of the ostrom-project-notes .txt file you want to implement in your group's ABM. Include this modified document when you turn this in.

2. Implement the ABM.

3. Investigate whether fishing is a common-pool resource, with the standard CPR problem, in your model in the following fashion:

(a) Run the model in an unrestricted manner, and calculate total happiness of your agents (by some metric.)

(b) Introduce a daily quota: a maximum amount of fish that can be caught in any one day. The quota can either be at the individual or group level. Then, demonstrate that there is a binding quota which increases happiness. You may wish to use BehaviorSearch to find the optimal quota level.

You do not need to worry about quota enforcement or fines for violating the quota, etc. You can implement this quota as being automatically enforced so individuals are simply cannot fish when the quota is filled.

4. Write up a description of your model, the list of items you have chosen to implement, and the outcome of the quota. As you work on this, think about the "social" aspects of this model. Write down a few thoughts about that aspect in your write-up.