Questioning the homo economicus: Are concepts of rationality and self-interest outdated?

Many classical economic theories rely on the assumption that people, and thus markets, are rather predictable; that humans are rational and self-interested beings. Yet, psychologists have argued that human behaviours are highly complex and cannot be understood in these simple terms. The emergence of...

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Main Author: Knowledge@SMU
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
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Law
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/230
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1229&context=ksmu
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English