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In Search of Homo economicus

Psychological Science, 2014
Homo economicus, a model for humans in neoclassical economics, is a rational maximizer of self-interest. However, many social scientists regard such a person as a mere imaginary creature. We found that 31 of 446 residents of relatively wealthy Tokyo suburbs met the behavioral definition of Homo economicus.
Toshio, Yamagishi   +4 more
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Homo Economicus

The Handbook of Economics and Ethics portrays an understanding of economic methodology in which facts and values, though distinct, are closely interconnected in a variety of ways. From theory building to data collection, and from modelling to policy evaluation, this encyclopaedic Handbook is at the intersection of economics and ethics.
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The Homo Economicus in Cameroon

2023
Abstract This chapter proposes a reading of the Cameroonian economy based on an economic agent’s view from below. Its intent is to cast complementary light on the conceptual, theoretical and empirical analyses constituting most of this work.
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HOMO ECONOMICUS IN PERSPECTIVE

Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes, 1991
We are concerned about the growing body of critical literature against the use of neoclassical economics (nce) in geography. Examples in this literature share important characteristics, namely, a concern about the philosophy of science, a scepticism about the utility of mathematical modelling, and an aversion to homo economicus.
Gordon M. Myers, Yorgos Y. Papageorgiou
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The Homo Economicus Model

2014
Economics, management and organizational theories assume, at least implicitly, a certain model of the human being, and this has significant consequences for the subsequent development of such theories and the practice of management. So far the dominant model has been, and continues to be, that of the homo economicus, although with certain variants ...
Domènec Melé, César González Cantón
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Homo Economicus Reloaded

2017
Um uber diejenigen Schlusselkompetenzen zu verfugen, die fur nachhaltigen Erfolg in unserer neuen Wirtschaftsrealitat notwendig sind, mussen wir Organisationsorganismen schaffen, die intrinsisch motivieren und gleichzeitig ein Engagement im Sinne des Gesamtsystems fordern.
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Homo Economicus

2019
Pedersen, David Budtz; id_orcid 0000-0001-7861-7068   +1 more
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The Ethology of Homo Economicus

Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1995
Early critics of John Stuart Mill attacked him for creating a monomaniacal economic man concerned only with the accumulation of money. In fact, Mill's construct possessed a considerably richer psychology including desires for leisure, luxury, and sexual relations.
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