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HES: RE: QUERY--Origins of Homo economicus?
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[log in to unmask] (John Womack)
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Wed Apr 2 15:23:11 2008
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JSTOR's first reference to "homo oeconomicus" is a review by Fischer, 
1898; to "homo economicus," a review by the editor of the Economic 
Journal, 1892.
The phrase in various languages goes back farther, of course.

John Womack

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