Homo economicus
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concept in many economic theories of humans as rational and narrowly self-interested actors who have the ability to make judgments toward their subjectively defined ends
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It is catalogued under topics including Archetypes, Behavioral economics and Economic methodology.
Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.
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The term Homo economicus, or economic man, is the portrayal of humans as agents who are consistently rational and narrowly self-interested, and who pursue their subjectively defined ends optimally. It is a wordplay on Homo sapiens, used in some economic theories and in pedagogy.
Homo economicus is generally understood as a methodological abstraction used to simplify and formalize economic analysis, rather than as a literal description of actual human behavior.
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