During this holiest of weeks, we are asked to do penance for our sins. As an economist, I have been trained to think of people as rational actors. What does it mean for a purely rational person to be ...

Homo Economicus, a multi-disciplinary performance by Emily Bate in co-production with Obvious Agency, will be presented on Friday, May 1 at 8:30 PM at God’s Automatic Body & Spa in Philadelphia, ...

In what academics call neoclassical economics, human beings are largely rational, self-interested decision-makers. This stereotypical human, often referred to as Homo economicus, is a creature of ...

On the few occasions that I have encountered Professor Michael S. Akpan personally, I have always been struck by his evident sense of humility, meek mien and unassuming disposition. Yet, when it comes ...

A wide ranging discourse in his area of expertise, Professor Michael Akpan ‘s inaugural lecture titled ‘Being an Economist: The Homo Economicus’, delivered at the Bingham University, Keffi, Nasarawa ...