@article{AydinerCherstvyMetzler2019, author = {Aydiner, Ekrem and Cherstvy, Andrey G. and Metzler, Ralf}, title = {Money distribution in agent-based models with position-exchange dynamics}, series = {The European physical journal : B, Condensed matter and complex systems}, volume = {92}, journal = {The European physical journal : B, Condensed matter and complex systems}, number = {5}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York}, issn = {1434-6028}, doi = {10.1140/epjb/e2019-90674-0}, pages = {4}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Wealth and income distributions are known to feature country-specific Pareto exponents for their long power-law tails. To propose a rationale for this, we introduce an agent-based dynamic model and use Monte Carlo simulations to unveil the wealth distributions in closed and open economical systems. The standard money-exchange scenario is supplemented with the position-exchange agent dynamics that vitally affects the Pareto law. Specifically, in closed systems with position-exchange dynamics the power law changes to an exponential shape, while for open systems with traps the Pareto law remains valid.}, language = {en} }