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La evolución del Homo economicus: problemas del marco de decisión racional en Economía

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  • Héctor Maletta

    (Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina.)

Abstract

Desde sus inicios, y más claramente desde mediados del siglo XIX, la Economía se ha basado en el supuesto de que los agentes económicos toman decisiones racionales, maximizando su utilidad o bienestar de acuerdo a sus propias preferencias e intereses. El orden económico resultante de esa pluralidad de decisiones es considerado óptimo o eficiente. Diversos autores han cuestionado la validez de estos supuestos y ello ha motivado una gradual transformación de esos mismos supuestos. En este artículo se examinan los problemas que enfrenta la noción de un Homo economicus completamente racional, las correcciones y medidas defensivas adoptadas por distintas tendencias dentro del análisis económico a fin de resolver esos problemas y contrarrestar críticas teóricas y metodológicas, y el desarrollo reciente de algunas concepciones de la realidad económica que se apartan de aquella concepción tradicional, en especial las vinculadas a la economía conductual, a la economía institucional y a la economía evolucionaria

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  • Héctor Maletta, 2010. "La evolución del Homo economicus: problemas del marco de decisión racional en Economía," Revista Economía, Fondo Editorial - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, vol. 33(65), pages 9-68.
    • Handle: RePEc:pcp:pucrev:y:2010:i:65:p:9-68
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    1. Francisco B. Galarza & Gabriella Wong, 2017. "The Impact of Price Information on Consumer Behavior: An Experiment," Working Papers 106, Peruvian Economic Association.

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    Keywords

    racionalidad económica; Homo economicus; utilidad; economía neoclásica; economía evolucionaria; economía conductual; economía experimental; economía instituciona;
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    JEL classification:

    • B2 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925
    • B5 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches

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