Why Incentives Backfire and How to Make Them Work: Summary of Uri Gneezy's Mixed Signals - Right Attitudes
Misguided Motivations: The Folly of Incentives in the Great Hanoi Rat Massacre In the late 18th century, Governor Paul Doumer of the French colonial government had a vision to modernize Hanoi. His plan included the introduction of toilets, which unfortunately attracted disease-spreading rats. As time passed, the rat population became a growing concern. In a […]
