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单词 economic man
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Definition of economic man in English:

economic man

noun
Economics
  • A hypothetical person who behaves in exact accordance with their rational self-interest.

    economic man is a rational actor—he measures costs against benefits
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A capitalist economy will not function properly unless all the participants act as economic men, making rational, selfish decisions.
    • The invisible hand assumed a "rational economic man," a greedy human.
    • The myth of 'economic man' is exposed - the low-paid are too poor to shop around for jobs.
    • Neither does the economic man spend many sleepless nights worrying about what this blind pursuit of materialism does to human societies in general.
    • Today, homo economicus (or economic man) is the most widely used human behavior model in economics.

Definition of economic man in US English:

economic man

noun
Economics
  • A hypothetical person who behaves in exact accordance with their rational self-interest.

    economic man measures costs against benefits
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A capitalist economy will not function properly unless all the participants act as economic men, making rational, selfish decisions.
    • The myth of 'economic man' is exposed - the low-paid are too poor to shop around for jobs.
    • The invisible hand assumed a "rational economic man," a greedy human.
    • Today, homo economicus (or economic man) is the most widely used human behavior model in economics.
    • Neither does the economic man spend many sleepless nights worrying about what this blind pursuit of materialism does to human societies in general.
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