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rational choice theory

sociological theory
Thing Economic Theory Q1139524

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4 properties
Instance of
economic theory
Facet of
management theory, economics[3][4]
Has part(s)
rational agent[2]
Uses
decision theory[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en rational choice theory ar نظرية الاختيار العقلاني ar نظرية الخيار العقلاني cs Rational choice theory cs Rational action cs teorie racionální volby cs teorie racionálního jednání cs Rational action theory cs Rational choice da Rational Choice-teorien da Rational choice-teori de Rationale Entscheidung de Rational-choice de Rational Choice de Rational-Choice-Theorie de Rational Choice Theory de Theorie der rationalen Entscheidung de Theorie der rationalen Entscheidungswahl de Theorie der rationalen Wahl de Theorie des rationalen Handelns
🔖 Identifiers · 21
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh94002848
GND ID
4274923-2
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
3RwQta
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
40914
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/rational-choice-theory
Freebase ID
/m/06bpg
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
teorii-ratsional-nogo-vybora-bd2e1b
Harper's tag
rational-choice-theory
J9U entity ID
987007534623605171
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
rational-choice-theory
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
141057610
NL CR AUT ID
ph121175
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PSH ID
8362
Quora topic ID
Rational-Choice-Theory
STW Thesaurus for Economics ID
15860-3
SVKKL authority ID
0308528-teorie-racionalni-volby
TUBITAK Sosyal Bilimler Ansiklopedisi ID
rasyonel_secim_teorisi
Topic's main category
Category:Rational choice theory
Wellcome Collection concept ID
tk8av2mn
YSO ID
9621
Yale LUX ID
concept/df55ccc2-b79a-4fcd-9e30-471a878fab41

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🔗 Connections
Influenced 1
Routine activity theory
Instance of 1
economic theory
Topic's main category 1
Category:Rational choice theory
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Category:Rational choice theory
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Summary

rational choice theory is an economic theory[1].

Why It Matters

It has been cited as an influence by Routine activity theory[6], a theory[7].

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Who did rational choice theory influence?

rational choice theory has been cited as an influence by Routine activity theory[6].

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  1. 7w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → rational-choice-theory
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: rational-choice-theory, Matched to rational choice theory (#289953610) in…"
  2. 13w ago · Ottawajin · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → rational agent
    Uses → decision theory
    Facet of → management theory, economics
    "Created claim: Uses: decision theory, import w/ 🧙 Wwwyzzerdd for Wikidata"
  3. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 3RwQta
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  4. 21w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0308528-teorie-racionalni-volby
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0308528-teorie-racionalni-volby, batch #259599"
  5. 25w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → management theory, economics
    Topic's main category → Category:Rational choice theory
    Instance of → economic theory
    "Changed claim qualifiers: YSO ID: 9621, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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