Crowding Out Conscience: The Perils of Material Incentives
Posted: 15 May 2010
Date Written: May 15, 2010
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.
Suggested Citation: 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: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1608247
Lynn A. Stout (Contact Author)
Cornell Law School - Jack G. Clarke Business Law Institute (deceased)
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