computational social science; global inequality; simulation; Worldsim; big data; migration; socio-economic inequalities; microdata; poverty
Abstract :
[en] Former global inequality models lack realistic features of the population (age, gender,
education, behavior). Worldsim develops a panel sample based simulation of the world
population until 2050, relying on UN, Cepii, etc, big data aggregated forecasts, that we
individually disaggregate. The simulation confirms the decline of the world's Gini index,
but underlines several paradoxes in the socioecodemography of the world, with increasing
gaps between resources and needs. Compared to more standard socioeconomic
simulations of inequalities, we provide more substantial characterization of the population,
and compared to other global simulations, we capture the dimensions of social
divergences between social groups and geographic regions.
Research center :
- Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) > PEARL Institute for Research on Socio-Economic Inequality (IRSEI)
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences Microeconomics Computer science Human geography & demography
Author, co-author :
Chauvel, Louis ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Bar-Haim, Eyal ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Hartung, Anne ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Leist, Anja ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
Global inequalities 1980-2050: a microdata oriented simulation – Worldsim
Publication date :
13 July 2018
Event name :
4th Annual International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2) 2018
Event organizer :
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University