Short showWhen Rewards Backfire

Discover how good intentions pave the road to disaster when performance metrics hijack human behavior. From healthcare to corporate boardrooms, this series explores the hidden economics and psychology behind systems that encourage cheating and corruption. Learn why measuring the wrong things leads to unintended consequences in business and society.

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Corrupted by the List

Corrupted by the List

How a quest for prestige harms the students it should serve.

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The Law That Killed by Saving

The Law That Killed by Saving

How a well-meaning rule led to thousands of deaths.

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The Peril of Perfect Kidneys

The Peril of Perfect Kidneys

A fairer system is leading to thousands of discarded organs.

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To Save The Animals, We Destroy Their Homes

To Save The Animals, We Destroy Their Homes

How a good law created a perverse incentive.

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Saving the Man by Killing the Indian

Saving the Man by Killing the Indian

The perverse logic of destroying a culture to 'help' it.

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Dying to Give

Dying to Give

Is compassion creating a perverse organ supply chain?

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A Law That Made Food More Dangerous

A Law That Made Food More Dangerous

How a plan to help allergy sufferers backfired.

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France's Retirement Trap

France's Retirement Trap

How a safety net became a career exit.

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The Pig Bounty That Bred a Pig Boom

The Pig Bounty That Bred a Pig Boom

How a plan to reduce a feral hog population backfired.

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Solving Shortage by Selling Organs

Solving Shortage by Selling Organs

How a legal kidney market created new problems.

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