The institutional preconditions of homo economicus
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DOI: 10.1080/1350178x.2021.1898659
Abstract: ABSTRACT Most economists are aware that homo economicus is not a ‘conception of man,’ but only a useful assumption. Still, homo economicus is usually interpreted as an assumption about individual agents. It is individuals who… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; assumption; preconditions homo; institutional preconditions ... See more keywords