Is Homo Economicus Contagious?

Eli P Cox

Chapter 6 in Seeking Adam Smith:Finding The Shadow Curriculum of Business, 2017, pp 87-100 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Two conditions must be met for the metaphor of epidemiology to be useful in explaining the Homo economicus pathogen. First, it must not be a preexisting trait for the vast majority of human beings. Second, there must be some evidence that individuals exposed to the pathogen are more likely to possess the trait than those with little or no exposure…

Keywords: Financial Crises; United States; Corporations; Moral and Ethical Aspects; Business Education; Business Ethics; Economics-Moral and Ethical Aspects; Adam Smith (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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