“…Agent-based modelling approaches in the European agricultural sector potentially have many advantages. In particular, the "bottom up" approach, through considering heterogeneity in decision-making and representing spatial and social interactions, complements other scientific policy evaluation tools such as integrated assessment tools (van Ittersum et al, 2008), (partial) equilibrium models (Schroeder et al, 2015), economic experiments (Colen et al, 2016) or econometric approaches (Imbens and Wooldridge, 2009).…”