Non-Social Interactions in Economic Models
Some economic models focus on a single decision-maker who chooses the best possible outcome for themselves from a set of feasible options, where the result does not depend on what anyone else does. An example is a worker deciding on their working hours. This scenario is not a social interaction because the outcome is not interdependent.
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