Homo oeconomicus : the economic model of individual behavior and its applications in economics and other social sciences
The economic model of behaviour is fundamental not only in economic theory, but also in modern approaches of other social sciences, above all in political science and law. This book provides a comprehensive treatise of the general model, its philosophical and methodological foundations and its applications in different fields. In addition to the basic model, extensions to its assumptions are examined to account for complex applications like low-cost situations with moral behaviour. Finally, the book takes a broader perspective by evaluating the impact of the model on economic policy and on the development of the field of social science as a whole, such as the competition between individualistic and collectivist approaches
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Introduction: Economics as a Positive Science
The Economic Model of Behaviour
Homo Oeconomicus in Economics
Applications of the Economic Model of Behaviour in Other Social Sciences
Low-Cost Situations and Moral Behaviour
Limits to and Problems of the Application of the Economic Model of Behaviour
Some 'Normative' Considerations
Homo Oeconomicus and the Unity of the (Social) Sciences
Concluding Remarks: Economic versus Sociological Approaches in the Social Sciences
"The English version corresponds to the third, updated and extended edition of the German version, the first edition of which was published in 1991."
Translation of: Homo oeconomicus : das ökonomische Modell individuellen Verhaltens und seine Anwendung in den Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften