POL 12000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Rationality, Deeper Understanding
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Incentive system : try to encourage people to do something they would not do otherwise: give rewards to encourage behavior. " penalties / deterrence : make harder to do things. Policies use both , both are about control (usually) three parts. " commons problems : divergence of public and private interests: collective action problems. " incentives get people to change their mind and align interests. " rationality model assumes people are economic creatures. " incentives can clash with existing values or expectations structural forces: incentives are built into the structure of an organization. If change is desired > incentives need to change cause 9 effect. To change behavior , you have to understand its complex cause. Simplistic incentives are based on identifying only 1 cause. " must develop deeper understanding of multiple causes. " stone argues small changes inevitably lead to disappointment rewards and punishments. Affect relationships between both parties: rewards : mutual respect.
