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Second, politicians have an incentive to perform to stay relevant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

“Closing them is just one more incentive pushing them towards the private sector.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

For Codona, who is now living a quieter life, surrounded by his family, there is "no incentive in the planning system" for enough sites to be approved.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

There is just too much financial incentive for them to maximize the price.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

The longer I stayed with the company, and the longer I was away from Falconer, the less incentive I felt to complete my mission.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

They continue to offer incentives and even price reductions in some markets as they try to unload their housing inventories and counter tepid demand.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Massive investment in infrastructure, coupled with policy incentives to attract data centre builders, have earned Guizhou one of the highest debt burdens in the country.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

There’s an overwhelming case for simplifying the tax system as a whole to create incentives for investment and cutting through the rules that privilege companies big enough to deploy the best-paid accountants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Maybe someday we’ll have leaders who understand the internet and the importance of avoiding perverse incentives.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

If economics is a science primarily concerned with incentives, it is also—fortunately—a science with statistical tools to measure how people respond to those incentives.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt