A Brief History of Homo Economicus From The Economics Discipline Perspective

Year 2019, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 28 - 36, 01.06.2019

Efe Efeoğlu Yurdanur Çalışkan

Abstract

Klasik ve neo-klasik teorilerin temel önermesi olan homo
ekonomikus ya da ekonomik insan, karar veren ve kendi çıkarı peşinde koşan
rasyonel bir bireyi belirtmektedir. Fakat insanoğlu her zaman rasyonel bir
birey değildir. Çünkü çoğu zaman, rasyonellikten ziyade diğer bazı faktörler
insan davranışını belirler. Bu nedenle; ekonomiye özgü farklı bir bakış açısı
getiren davranışsal iktisat, insanların rasyonel karar veremediklerini ve
kararlarında sadece sınırlı ölçüde rasyonel olabileceğini savunmaktadır. Bu
çalışma, homo ekonomikus’un ekonomi disiplininde kalıplaşmasında tarihsel bir
perspektif sunmaktadır.

Keywords

Davranışsal İktisat, Homo Ekonomikus, İktisat, Klasik İktisat, Neo-Klasik İktisat, Modern İktisat

A Brief History of Homo Economicus From The Economics Discipline Perspective

Abstract

Homo Economicus or economic man, which is the main postulate of
classical and neo-classical theories indicate a rational person who makes
decisions and pursues wealth for his self-interest. But, human-being is not a
rational agent all the time. Because most of the time, some other factors
determine human behavior than rationality. These could be repetition,
imitation, or social norms. Therefore; behavioral economics, having introduced
a distinctive perspective to economics, argues that people cannot make rational
decisions and can be rational only to a limited extent in their decision. This
study aims to present a historical perspective in molding the Homo Economicus
in the Economics Discipline.

Keywords

Behavioral Economics, Homo Economicus, Economics, Classical Economics, Neoclassical Economics, Modern Economics

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