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Microsimulating labour market job-worker matching

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This paper introduces a new agent-based microsimulation (ABM) model of urban labour markets, in which workers actively seeking employment in each time period are matched with vacant jobs. The model is designed to operate within the Integrated Land Use, Transportation, Environment (ILUTE) urban simulation model system. In the current model application, 1986 is taken as the base year, with 20-year simulations being run (1986–2006) to test the model’s performance within a known historical time-period.

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The research reported in this paper was supported by a Canada Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grant.

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Harmon, A., Miller, E.J. Microsimulating labour market job-worker matching. J Ambient Intell Human Comput 11, 993–1006 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12652-019-01206-4

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