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homo oeconomicus

homo oeconomicus is the alternative form of Homo economicus.

Meaning of Homo economicus

Proper noun

Homo economicus

  1. A human being regarded as a rational and narrowly self-interested actor capable of making judgments in order to attain its own particular goals.

Questions about homo oeconomicus

What is homo oeconomicus the alternative form of?
Homo oeconomicus is the alternative form of Homo economicus.

Words near homo oeconomicus in the dictionary

  1. homo milk
  2. homo milks
  3. homo negronus
  4. homo negronus Americanus
  5. Homo novus
  6. homo oeconomicus
  7. homo politicus
  8. Homo reciprocans
  9. homo sacer
  10. homo sapien
  11. homo sapiens

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