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Journal of Economic Literature· 2012Q1

Economic Incentives and Social Preferences: Substitutes or Complements?

Samuel Bowles, Sandra Polanía-Reyes

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Economic incentives can backfire, reducing pro-social behavior by undermining intrinsic motives like altruism and ethical norms, a phenomenon observed in 50 surveyed experiments.

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