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An offer that appears beneficial on the surface, but can lead to unintended negative consequences is called a “perverse incentive”.
Many US coastal towns are building defenses to protect against rising seas and storms. This can encourage people to stay in place when they should be moving inland.
A perverse funding incentive creates or maintains the dependency of older people livin
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