{"id":70070,"date":"2022-06-24T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T23:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=70070"},"modified":"2022-07-01T14:05:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T18:05:14","slug":"what-is-homo-economicus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-homo-economicus\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Raworth: What Is Homo Economicus?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is &#8220;homo economicus&#8221;? Does the assumption of homo economicus reflect an average economic agent?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Economics, once focused on the study of the production of goods and services, has branched into psychology and now purports to explain the motivations and beliefs of the human beings who produce those goods and services. At the heart of the current economic theory is &#8220;homo economicus&#8221;\u2014the idea that humans are rational beings making optimal economic choices in the light of perfect access to information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s why the homo economicus model is ultimately flawed, according to Kate Raworth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Beyond <em>Homo Economicus<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What is <em>homo economicus<\/em>? In her book <em>Doughnut Economics<\/em>, Kate Raworth argues that traditional economics has a particular model of human beings: The model is <em>homo economicus<\/em>, and it asserts that human beings are essentially rational, utility-maximizing entities, able to process, calculate, and have perfect access to information to make the optimal choice for themselves in all situations. It is a portrait of humankind rooted in self-interest, unconcerned with deeper moral imperatives like charity or altruism: Rational economic man cares only about increasing his material wealth and will always follow incentives to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/asymmetric-information-definition-examples-economics\/\">Information Asymmetry<\/a> Leads to Poor Decisions<\/strong><br><br>Raworth and other writers argue that <em>homo economicus<\/em> is a flawed model for human behavior, in large part because humans are often making decisions with flawed or incomplete information. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/freakonomics\/1-page-summary\"><em>Freakonomics<\/em><\/a>, authors Stephen J. Dubner and Steven Levitt write about the phenomenon of information asymmetry\u2014situations where information is unequally distributed between parties. Dubner and Levitt warn that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/freakonomics\/1-page-summary#information-can-be-abused\">information asymmetry can be skilfully exploited by experts<\/a> who rely on knowing more than the other party in a transaction or negotiation to extract value from others.&nbsp;<br>Information asymmetry can have a system-wide impact, with the 2008 financial crisis standing out as a prime example. In the run-up to the crisis, Wall Street financiers created products like derivatives and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-a-cdo\/\">collateralized debt obligations<\/a>, whose larger implications many investors simply did not understand. When the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/current-housing-market\/\">housing market<\/a> collapsed, those investors who bought these products were wiped out, while the sellers, who possessed a major information advantage, made a tidy profit.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-humans-are-social-beings\"><strong>Humans Are Social Beings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Raworth argues that <strong>the <\/strong><strong><em>homo economicus<\/em><\/strong><strong> model is a gross and inaccurate caricature of the nuances and complexities of the human condition<\/strong>. Rather than pure utility maximizers, we are highly social beings who prize intangibles like the respect, love, and admiration of our peers. Indeed, our lives abound with examples of reciprocity and altruism with no clear material benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>The Benefits of Altruism<\/strong><br><br>Some writers argue that acts of reciprocity and altruism actually <em>do <\/em>offer clear material benefits because they foster tight bonds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/social-unity\/\">social cohesion<\/a>. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/influence\"><em>Influence<\/em><\/a>, Robert Cialdini writes that, in early human communities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/influence\/chapter-2#the-origins-of-reciprocity-networks-of-obligation\">acts like sharing and gift-giving gave a strong evolutionary advantage to early human communities that practiced them<\/a>\u2014if another individual brought you some of <em>their <\/em>firewood, for example, it would behoove you to bring them some of <em>your <\/em>firewood later, because doing so would help the two of you survive and make the overall clan or tribe stronger.&nbsp;<br><br>Cialdini argues that this cycle of altruism created networks of obligation among early humans, enabling communities to divide labor, trade for scarce goods with their neighbors, create systems of mutual defense, and develop social hierarchies. In a harsh and unforgiving environment, like those many prehistoric peoples faced, this was the only way to ensure group survival and prosperity.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is &#8220;homo economicus&#8221;? Does the assumption of homo economicus reflect an average economic agent? Economics, once focused on the study of the production of goods and services, has branched into psychology and now purports to explain the motivations and beliefs of the human beings who produce those goods and services. At the heart of the current economic theory is &#8220;homo economicus&#8221;\u2014the idea that humans are rational beings making optimal economic choices in the light of perfect access to information. 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