An agent-based simulation of persistent inequalities in health behavior: Understanding the interdependent roles of segregation, clustering, and social influence
Health inequalities are conspicuously persistent through time and often durable even in spite of interventions. In this study, I use agent-based simulation models (ABMs) to understand how the complex interrelationships between residential segregation, social network formation, group-level preference...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-12-01
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Series: | SSM: Population Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827316301112 |