Negative incentives definition
Negative incentives means that landholders are encouraged to NOT change their land management in particular ways (e.g. removal of environmentally valuable vegetation) using tools such as command-and-control regulation, environmental taxes, or, potentially, subsidies as a reward for not changing.
Examples of Negative incentives in a sentence
Negative incentives tied to the Contractor’s inability to meet specified performance standards may be included at the order level as deemed necessary by the Government.