incentive

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Companies have to thread a fine needle to get moonshot awards right—setting targets that aren’t too easy, but also aren’t so hard that the awards are unattainable and lose all incentive value.

From The Wall Street Journal

An editorial in independent magazine Jom pointed out that the ban created "incentives for black marketers to create the most high-value, addictive products".

From BBC

Businesses have an incentive to accept whatever is the default.

From The Wall Street Journal

Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte told Barron’s earlier this week that “we are actively evaluating 30 to 50 different ideas right now” about housing affordability, including incentives or punishments for home builders.

From Barron's

Governments with bitcoin exposure have incentives to support rather than restrict crypto.

From MarketWatch