The chapters of this book are the selected papers from those presented at the Third International Workshop on Agent-Based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems held in Tokyo, Japan in 2005. Articles cover methodological issues, computational model/software, combination with gaming simulation, and real-world applications to economic, management/organizational and social issues.

Agent-Based Modeling/Simulation (ABM/ABS) is an emerging field that enables bottom-up and experimental analysis in social sciences such as economics, management, sociology and politics. The chapters of this book are the selected papers from those presented the Third International Workshop on Agent-Based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems held in Tokyo, Japan in 2005. Articles in this book covers methodological issues, computational model/software, combination with gaming simulation, and real-world applications to economic, management/organizational and social issues.

Gaming and Education 1 - Using U-Mart System for the lecture of economics 2 - Multi-Agent Participatory Simulations Between Experimental Economics and Role-Playing Games 3 - Research on a Learning System toward Integration of Case Method and Business Gaming Market and policy 4 - Sequential Bargaining on a Perishable Goods Market: The influence of the Seller's Beliefs and the Time Constrains on Price and Supply 5 - The Relationship between Relative Risk Aversion and Survival Dynamics 6 - Explanation of binarized time series by a behavioral economic approach City and local community 7 - A Pedestiran Agent Model Using Relative Coordinate Systems 8 - A Basic City Simulation Model for Evaluating Social Phenomenon 9- Analyzing Tow-Away Policy in a Local Community Network 10 - A Study on Countermeasures against Computer Virus Propagation Using Agent-based Approach 11 - Articulation of hierarchy and networks as an evolving social structure 12 - The socio-network model with agent-based approach 13 - Enterprise Organization and Communication Network 14 - Scaling properties of Two-sided Matching with Compromise Learning Agents 15 - Reinforcement Learning on Monopolistic Intermediary Games: Subject Experiments and Simulation 16 - Why should I Believe Your Signal? An Application of Adaptive Learning Model of Hypergame in Competitive Signaling Interaction 17 - Cooperation is not always so simple to learn Methodology and tools 18 - An Agent-Based Approach to Simulation of Social Research 19 - Political Science and Multi-Agent Simulation: Affinities, Examples and Possibilities 20 - Replication and Extension of Sugarscape Using MASON 21 - X-MAS: Validation tool based on meta-programming 22 - Hardware Implementation of Parallel SOARS using FPGA based Multiprocessor Architecture