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Robert Guttmann’s Case Against Homo Economicus

Professor of Economics, Hofstra University

By Aiden Singh · August 9, 2021 · 1 min read

Economist Robert Guttmann argues that the Homo Economicus model of human decision-making is flawed because it ignores: 1) the role of cognitive biases, 2) the role of time, and 3) the social contexts in which decisions are made.

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