@article {10.34196/ijm.00184,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Simulating the joint distribution of individuals, households and dwellings in small areas},
author = {Husby, Trond and Ivanova, Olga and Thissen, Mark},
volume = 11,
number = 2,
year = 2018,
month = {aug},
pub_date = {2018-08-31},
pages = {169-190},
citation = {IJM 2018;11(2):169-190},
doi = {10.34196/ijm.00184},
url = {https://doi.org/10.34196/ijm.00184},
abstract = {This article proposes a sample-based methodology for synthesizing individuals, households and dwellings in small areas, illustrated using a case study of Amsterdam. The method encompasses the following steps: first, individual- and household-level tables are created separately using Iterative Proportional Fitting (IPF). Second, synthetic individuals are allocated into synthetic households using a combination of sorting algorithms and mixed integer programming. As such, the synthetic households are adjusted to accommodate the synthetic individuals, ensuring a consistent joint distribution of individuals, households and dwellings in small areas.},
keywords = {spatial microsimulation, iterative proportional fitting, mixed integer programming},
journal = {IJM},
issn = {1747-5864},
publisher = {International Journal of Microsimulation},
}