Homo Economicus: Why are new year’s resolutions so difficult to maintain and economic models so bad at predicting our behaviour?

Homo Economicus: Why are new year’s resolutions so difficult to maintain and economic models so bad at predicting our behaviour?
Antonia T. Schröder
Pluralist Economics Fellowship, 2018
Niveau: débutant
Perspective: Économie comportementale
Sujet: Microéconomie & marchés, Réflexion sur l'économie
Format: Essay
Lien: https://spark.adobe.com/page/IgF3TnwXHDiCd/

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Homo Economicus:  Why are new year’s resolutions so difficult to maintain and economic models so bad at predicting our behaviour?

Author: Antonia T. Schröder

Review: Prof. Dollie Davis

 

Abstract:

Have you ever wondered why it is so difficult to follow through on new year’s resolutions, such as to exercise more or to start saving more money towards retirement? The agent that most traditional economic models are based on would not struggle to keep up these resolutions. These agents are referred to as homo economicus.

Homo Economicus

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Tags: behavior | behavioral economics | behavioral macroeconomics | cognitive bias | finance | homo economicus | mainstream critique | nudge | rationality
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