Understanding labour exploitation in the Spanish agricultural sector using an agent based approach (2018)
Journal Article
Chesney, T., Evans, K., Gold, S., & Trautrims, A. (2019). Understanding labour exploitation in the Spanish agricultural sector using an agent based approach. Journal of Cleaner Production, 214, 696-704. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.282

Using an agent-based model we explore the model of slavery in modern business developed by Crane (2013). Taking the Spanish agricultural sector—specifically the area of Campo de Dalías in Almería where much of Europe's vegetables are grown—as a case,... Read More about Understanding labour exploitation in the Spanish agricultural sector using an agent based approach.

Agent based modelling as a decision support system for shadow accounting (2017)
Journal Article
Chesney, T., Gold, S., & Trautrims, A. (2017). Agent based modelling as a decision support system for shadow accounting. Decision Support Systems, 95, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2017.01.004

We propose the use of agent based modelling to create a shadow account, that is, a secondary account of a business which is used to audit or verify the primary ac¬count. Such a model could be used to test the claims of industries and businesses. For... Read More about Agent based modelling as a decision support system for shadow accounting.