Disincentive
{{Short description|Discouragement to do something}}
A disincentive is something that discourages an individual or an organization from behaving in a certain way. Disincentives may fall within the scope of economics, social issues or politics.{{cn|date=May 2024}} For comparison, incentives encourage behaving in a desirable way.
Economic
Economic disincentives are any factors that demotivate an individual from following a particular path. For example, if pay for a particular task is too low, that prospective employee may choose to avoid following that particular employment route.{{cite book|last1=Grimshaw|first1=Damian|title=Minimum Wages, Pay Equity, and Comparative Industrial Relations|date=2013|page=27}} Similarly, if an individual has a particular medical issue and the employer is unable or unwilling to accommodate his or her impediment, that individual will choose to look elsewhere for work.{{cite book|last1=Cornwall|first1=John|title=Individual Education Plans Physical Disabilities and Medical Conditions|date=2013|page=19}}
Politics
{{main|Deterrence theory|Deterrence (legal)}}
The furtherance of disincentives is a tool used by politicians both in foreign policy and domestic policy. Disincentives in foreign policy are means and tactics used to deter an adversary from belligerence.{{cite book|last1=Shue|first1=Henry|title=Nuclear Deterrence and Moral Restraint: Critical Choices for American Strategy|url=https://archive.org/details/nucleardeterrenc00shue|url-access=limited|date=1989|page=[https://archive.org/details/nucleardeterrenc00shue/page/n181 170]}} In domestic policy, a disincentive is a tool that aims to deter an individual from breaking the law or otherwise reoffending.{{cite book|last1=Hanna|first1=Nathan|title=The Justifiability of Punishment|date=2008|page=46}}
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