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"Cash Course: Incentives: The Usual Suspects" Lesson Plan

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Discover how good intentions can go hilariously (and disastrously) wrong in this engaging economics lesson for grades six and up. Students explore real and historical examples of incentives backfiring, from cobra bounties to coffee markets, and learn why motivation matters more than intention.

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Incentives: The Usual Suspects

Incentives: The Usual Suspects

Financial Literacy: Cash Course
"Cash Course: Incentives: The Usual Suspects" Lesson Plan