Graduate Workshop in Computational Economics
A Simple(?) Homework Problem (1998)
Solutions to the standing ovation problem (1995-97).
Is That Seat Taken?
Consider the following situation:
The doors have just been opened to an auditorium, and students, anticipating
yet another brilliant economics lecture, begin to file in and take seats.
Model, using whatever techniques you desire,
the process of seating in the auditorium.
- Explicitly state your model.
- Summarize any results.
- Suggest some potentially interesting future directions for
the model.
Suggest some social scenarios that could be usefully modeled
using such a process.
Potential Solutions (to submit your solution, email them to
miller@zia.hss.cmu.edu):
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Ravinder Bhavnani,
John Patty,
Jianping Shen,
and William Vachula (1998 GWS)
used a model with
multiple types and walkways.
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Sylvie Geisendorf,
Alexander Outkin,
James Thomas,
and Susan Lee (1998 GWS)
wanted people to get
a little help from their
friends.
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Iris Ginzburg,
Asim Khwaja,
and Justin Smith (1998 GWS)
thought about a
Tetrified their audiences.
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Nienke Oomes,
Dawn Parker,
William Walsh,
and James Warnick (1998 GWS)
focused on
dynamic seating patterns.
John H. Miller ,
miller@zia.hss.cmu.edu.
