In Search of Homo Economicus: Behavioral Experiments in 15 Small-Scale Societies

Henrich, Joseph; Boyd, Robert; Bowles, Samuel; Camerer, Colin; Fehr, Ernst; Gintis, Herbert; McElreath, Richard

doi:10.1257/aer.91.2.73

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In Search of Homo Economicus: Behavioral Experiments in 15 Small-Scale Societies

Published in American Economic Review • May 1, 2001

Authors:

Joseph Henrich

Robert Boyd

Samuel Bowles

Abstract

In Search of Homo Economicus: Behavioral Experiments in 15 Small-Scale Societies by Joseph Henrich, Robert Boyd, Samuel Bowles, Colin Camerer, Ernst Fehr, Herbert Gintis and Richard McElreath. Published in volume 91, issue 2, pages 73-78 of American Economic Review, May 2001

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Homo economicus

Economics

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