Simulation with Values

Abstract

Using values as drivers of behavior has already been done in previous research. One of the most well known universal theories of values is Schwartz's theory of abstract values. According to his theory, a universal set of abstract values can be imputed to people. As the values used in his system are very abstract, there is a need to translate the abstract values to more concrete values and assign the behavioral choices to them. A theory or methodology for this step has not been developed in a way that is widely applicable. Thus, a precise way of such a translation is necessary for practical purposes. In this paper, we design a practical but formal framework that can be used to study the value-driven behavior of agents in social simulations. We make an agent based simulation for a fishery village that uses this framework.