Auch der Homo Oeconomicus, der rational handelnde Egoist der ökonomischen Modelle, muss Kritik einstecken, da er allzu oft nicht das wirkliche Verhalten von Individuen widerspiegelt.
Homo economicus, the rationally acting egoist who populates economists’ models, has recently attracted criticism as well, because all too often he does not represent the real behavior of individuals.