DISINCENTIVE


Meaning of DISINCENTIVE in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

effect

The growth and health of the black and informal economies is one clear evidence of the disincentive effects of taxation.

The excessive concern with disincentive effects has resulted in a less equitable system of taxation.

Attempts were made in 1988 to resolve this disincentive effect .

Despite the evidence, the Conservative government in the 1980s has been determined to lower income taxation to offset its disincentive effects .

Mr Smith implicitly recognises the disincentive effect .

On both counts these experiments might be expected to show strong disincentive effects on work.

Beyond t *;, higher tax rates reduce revenue because disincentive effects greatly reduce the supply of the quantity being taxed.

If taxes rise simultaneously there is the prospect of a major disincentive effect on output or of growth in the black economy.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Raising taxes on unearned income would be a major disincentive to saving and investment.

We're trying to attract more graduates into nursing, but the salary and hours are strong disincentives.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Firstly, fundholding practices may find their obligation to buy community care services a disincentive from pressing for early discharge.

For a buyer, the implication of fast-paced change may be a disincentive to prolong a search process.

If anything, they again pointed to a slight disincentive of higher taxes.

In fact, there were disincentives for improvement since rewards to support function managers came for increased size and complexity.

It would be a major disincentive to property improvement.

On top of this disincentive a second system of rougher targets and penalties was introduced, based on a council's previous spending.

The excessive concern with disincentive effects has resulted in a less equitable system of taxation.

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