From Homo Economicus to Homo Sapiens
预测经济学将更关注人类行为,经济人假设会逐渐弱化,经济学家将研究认知、情感并区分规范与描述理论。
In responding to a request for predictions about the future of economics, I predict that Homo Economicus will evolve into Homo Sapiens, or, more simply put, economics will become more related to human behavior. My specific predictions are that Homo Economicus will start to lose IQ, will become a slower learner, will start interacting with other species, and that economists will start to study human cognition, human emotion, and will distinguish more clearly between normative and descriptive theories.