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Extrinsic motivation of any kind makes us self-conscious. Here's what the economists there said: "We find that financial incentives can result in a negative impact on overall performance." There is a mismatch between what science knows and what business does. I am working on a paper “Why Economist are Pretty Smart and Economics is So Dum” From a classical econ POV all the incentives are to tell stories that sell but don't predict. - May 31, 2013 - noreply@blogger.com (mohan gokul). Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way forward. Incentives can be a powerful tool in harnessing the power of the public – engaging people and motivating behaviour change. Participants, who were from a wide array of .. Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Once we look His presentation creates the impression that we have a complete understanding of the psychological and economic incentives when acting in concert. On the latter he says the following: (The full transcript of the presentation is .. Intellectually, it is like holding up a mirror. The experimenters reasoned that a lie-averse sender would always communicate the circle's color accurately while senders motivated by maximizing profit would indicate green regardless. This is a very informative piece of information . Economic incentives motivate human behavior change Using three different approaches to motivating behavior changes, 27 case studies were selected for review.