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Behavioral economics Quote by Susan Neiman

“In the field of behavioral economics, neoliberalism allows that human behavior often deviates from the model of Homo economicus. The deviations considered, however, focus on the ways in which passions and perceptual distortions fail to maximize utility as the model demands. The model is the ideal…” quote by Susan Neiman
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““In the field of behavioral economics, neoliberalism allows that human behavior often deviates from the model of Homo economicus. The deviations considered, however, focus on the ways in which passions and perceptual distortions fail to maximize utility as the model demands. The model is the ideal: behavioral economics emphasizes the ways in which we fall short of it. The question of whether the model falls short of us is rarely raised.””

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