Parallel Computing in Economics - An Overview of the Software Frameworks

Oancea, Bogdan (2014): Parallel Computing in Economics - An Overview of the Software Frameworks. Published in: Challenges of the Knowledge Society , Vol. 1, No. 1 (May 2014): pp. 1031-1043.

Abstract

This paper discusses problems related to parallel computing applied in economics. It introduces the paradigms of parallel computing and emphasizes the new trends in this field - a combination between GPU computing, multicore computing and distributed computing. It also gives examples of problems arising from economics where these parallel methods can be used to speed up the computations

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Parallel Computing, GPU Computing, MPI, OpenMP, CUDA,Computational economics
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C8 - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology ; Computer Programs > C88 - Other Computer Software

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