Crowding Out Conscience: The Perils of Material Incentives

Stout, Lynn

Abstract

Crowding Out Conscience: The Perils of Material Incentives

Lynn A. Stout

Cornell Law School - Jack G. Clarke Business Law Institute

May 15, 2010

Gruter Institute Squaw Valley Conference 2010: Law, Institutions & Human Behavior

Abstract:
I'll be talking about the relationship between pro-social behavior and considerations of personal cost, and about how over-relying on material incentives to motivate people often has the perverse result of encouraging antisocial behavior.

working papers series

Date posted: May 15, 2010

Suggested Citation

Stout, Lynn A., Crowding Out Conscience: The Perils of Material Incentives (May 15, 2010). Gruter Institute Squaw Valley Conference 2010: Law, Institutions & Human Behavior. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1608247

Contact Information

Lynn A. Stout (Contact Author)

Cornell Law School - Jack G. Clarke Business Law Institute ( email )

524 College Ave
Ithaca, NY 14853
United States