Series 1, Episode 46: How can we better incentivise human behaviour? With Jason Murphy

Regardless of whether we think of carrots or sticks, incentives influence and shape our behaviours. But what are incentives? Why are some incentives more important than others? And how can leaders and organisations make better use of incentives in their day-to-day work?Jason Murphy is an economist who has worked at the Australian Treasury, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Nauru, and has written for the Australian Financial Review. He writes regularly for News.com.au and Crikey, blogs and has a passion for bringing economics into the everyday world. Jason’s 2019 book Incentivology explored the mechanisms behind many spectacular failures and successes in our history, culture and everyday lives, and shows us how to use (or lose) incentives in our world at large. Mathew Dunckley, writing in Australia’s premier newspaper, the Sydney Morning Herald, asserted that 'Jason Murphy possesses that rare gift of originality of thought and, rarer still, the ability to write about it with clarity, wit and insight.' Jason blogs regularly at https://thomasthethinkengine.com/And can be followed on Twitter @jasemurphy

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