Cautionary tale of tax incentives for cigarette makers from Zambia: Zambia's daliance with cigarette manufacturing is a cautionary tale for other African countries ShutterstockTobacco companies are zeroing in on one of the last global markets still ripe for exploitation: the African continent. Much of the tobacco leaf and some of the manufactured cigarettes produced on the … [Read more...] about Cautionary tale of tax incentives for cigarette makers from Zambia | The Conversation
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Financial incentives could spur cities and land owners to protect wetlands | The Conversation
Financial incentives could spur cities and land owners to protect wetlands: ShutterstockNew York City processes about 1 billion gallons of water every day. To do so, it doesn’t rely on water filtration plants alone. It also depends on the natural filtration capacity of the upstream Catskill Catchment. The catchment’s soils and wetlands act like … [Read more...] about Financial incentives could spur cities and land owners to protect wetlands | The Conversation
Incentives for academics can have unintended, negative consequences | The Conversation
Incentives for academics can have unintended, negative consequences: When academics are pushed to publish and to compete, teaching and research can take a back seat. ShutterstockRent seeking is a term coined in economics to describe the process by which private entities seek to use the state’s power to obtain or protect excessive economic surplus. A classic example of this … [Read more...] about Incentives for academics can have unintended, negative consequences | The Conversation
