Generating economic model based on business transaction messages

A computerized apparatus having a processor coupled with a memory unit, the processor being adapted to perform the steps of:

• obtaining business transactions from a business collaboration network, wherein each business transaction is a business-to-business transaction;
• and
• automatically generating, by a processor, based on the business transactions, an economic simulator capable of simulating economic activity within the business collaboration network, wherein the economic activity is associated with a business transaction that is transmitted via the business collaboration network.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium retaining program instructions, which instructions when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:

• obtaining business transactions from a business collaboration network, wherein each business transaction is a business-to-business transaction;
• and
• automatically generating, by a processor, based on the business transactions, an economic simulator capable of simulating economic activity within the business collaboration network, wherein the economic activity is associated with a business transaction that is transmitted via the business collaboration network.