Question

12.(Economics)/ Explain how people, businesses, and governments respond to positive and negative incentives in predictable ways. (Economics)
a. List a positive incentive that will make people want to use less gas.


b. List a negative incentive that would encourage people not to steal.


c. List a positive incentive that will encourage students to do better on tests.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

The most common type of economic incentive system is payroll: A paycheck motivates people to show up to work and perform their duties.

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Here are five common examples.

Tax Incentives. ...

Financial Incentives. ...

Subsidies. ...

Tax rebates. ...

Negative incentives.

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Negative incentives make people worse off and are called “penalties.” Losing TV time, not swimming, missing PE class, and time out are negative incentives. These are things you do not want to happen.

Jeans day. Does your school have an assigned school uniform policy? ...

Late homework pass. High school students often have many things going on in their lives at once. ...

Move seats. ...

Nap time. ...

No homework pass. ...

Electronics pass. ...

Skip a class assignment. ...

Candy chest.