Homo Oeconomicus

The Economic Model of Behaviour and Its Applications in Economics and Other Social Sciences
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4419-2494-0
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 356 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 557 g

Reihe: The European Heritage in Economics and the 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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kirchgässner, Gebhard

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 #x02018;Normative#x02019; Considerations.- Homo Oeconomicus and the Unity of the (Social) Sciences.- Concluding Remarks: Economic versus Sociological Approaches in the Social Sciences.