Economic Incentives
Discussion Board Forum 1
Topic: Economic incentives
Then discuss your topic in an original thread by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday, and reply to at least 2 classmates' threads by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday. Be sure to include the following:
* In the first paragraph, discuss the relevant economic theory of your topic (your textbook is a good source for this paragraph). * In the second, you must include outside research to corroborate your thread (from the Liberty University Online Library or elsewhere). * In the third, cite and discuss a real-world example of your topic. * In the fourth, integrate biblical insights into your Discussion Board posts.
Economic incentives are used to influence a person. The postulate stated in the book Economics: A Private and Public Choice is, “Incentives matter – changes in incentives influence human choices in a predictable way.” (Gwarteny, 2013). Incentives cause a person to view a certain option in a positive light. During daily activities, a consumer is constantly being bombarded with incentives designed to portray one option as better than the rest. This known postulate of economics has become a powerful tool; Incentives have become its own kind of commodity in the hands of companies, politicians, and the general population as people attempt to make whatever they are selling more appealing to the public eye.
An incentive is defined as, “Something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity” (incentive). Society is influenced in a variety of ways, the majority of which are incentives. How do incentives achieve their goal? Incentives are used in advertisements for products and they even occur when a person is: conscience of society’s opinion, aware of the law and its punishments, and motivated because of their own personal goals. There are five different kinds of incentives that are common in everyday life. This list begins to categorize
Topic: Economic incentives
Then discuss your topic in an original thread by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday, and reply to at least 2 classmates' threads by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday. Be sure to include the following:
* In the first paragraph, discuss the relevant economic theory of your topic (your textbook is a good source for this paragraph). * In the second, you must include outside research to corroborate your thread (from the Liberty University Online Library or elsewhere). * In the third, cite and discuss a real-world example of your topic. * In the fourth, integrate biblical insights into your Discussion Board posts.
Economic incentives are used to influence a person. The postulate stated in the book Economics: A Private and Public Choice is, “Incentives matter – changes in incentives influence human choices in a predictable way.” (Gwarteny, 2013). Incentives cause a person to view a certain option in a positive light. During daily activities, a consumer is constantly being bombarded with incentives designed to portray one option as better than the rest. This known postulate of economics has become a powerful tool; Incentives have become its own kind of commodity in the hands of companies, politicians, and the general population as people attempt to make whatever they are selling more appealing to the public eye.
An incentive is defined as, “Something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity” (incentive). Society is influenced in a variety of ways, the majority of which are incentives. How do incentives achieve their goal? Incentives are used in advertisements for products and they even occur when a person is: conscience of society’s opinion, aware of the law and its punishments, and motivated because of their own personal goals. There are five different kinds of incentives that are common in everyday life. This list begins to categorize