Homo economicus strikes back
[As told to Erik Britton] It has come to my attention that some self-styled ‘economists’ are of the opinion that I am redundant. That I, Homo economicus, the embodiment of economic rationalism, have served my purpose, if indeed I was ever fit for that purpose. That positive economics, a branch of positive science which I personify, should be ditched, along with the assumption of rational behaviour on the part of the human species. Hard to imagine, I know; but if