A perverse incentive occurs when a reward system unintentionally encourages undesirable outcomes, often worsening the problem it aimed to solve. It arises from poorly designed rules or metrics. Organizations and policymakers may benefit briefly, but society or end-users typically suffer from counterproductive behavior, such as gaming the system to meet targets.
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