Incentives go far beyond traditional contracts and exchanges of cash, they help explain social hierarchies, the spread or "memory-holing" of ideas, why new technologies are created and how their ultimate utilization often confuses or concerns the creators themselves
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Studying economics is a wonderful way to learn about the power of incentives, or it was for me at least
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lest the kids become leery of capitalism and second guess the obligatory 6-figure debt that education will ultimately saddle them with. (incentives)
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Sometimes I think capitalism is forgotten science
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Recommend any good psychology books on it?
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Econ not psych, but this is great accessible introduction material:https://www.econlib.org/library/Topics/College/incentives.html …
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People love to dunk on Austrian economics for its prescriptive associations, but it's very insightful as a strictly descriptive theory.
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Just today, I thought how interesting a social network dedicated to identifying and discussing incentives would be.
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You can't comprehend Marx without understanding incentives.
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