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Homo Oeconomicus : The Economic Model of Behaviour and Its Applications in Economics and Other Social Sciences /

By: Kirchg�ssner, Gebhard [author.1].
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Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences ; 60.New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008. Description: X, 356 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780387727974.Subject(s): Political science. 0 | Economic history. 0 | Law and economics. 0 | Social sciences.14 | Economics.24 | Methodology/History of Economic Thought.24 | Methodology of the Social Sciences.24 | Political Science.24 | Law and Economics.2DDC classification: 330.1509 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
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.
In: Springer eBooks08Summary: 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. 0
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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 #x02018;Normative#x02019; Considerations -- Homo Oeconomicus and the Unity of the (Social) Sciences -- Concluding Remarks: Economic versus Sociological Approaches in 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. 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. 0

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