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perverse incentive

Spanish translation: incentivo perverso

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English term or phrase:perverse incentive
Spanish translation:incentivo perverso
Entered by: Andelito (X)

09:27 Aug 11, 2011
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy / Libros de texto
English term or phrase: perverse incentive
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"But now, the government has embarked on what can only be described as change for the sake of change. For example, the new policy of allocating greater funding to schools whose students perform poorly in exams. This creates the perverse incentive of encouraging teachers to write more difficult exams so that their students get lower marks."
Andelito (X)
incentivo perverso
Explanation:
The literal translation is an option.

References to follow...

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Note added at 7 mins (2011-08-11 09:35:19 GMT)
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Article about politics, "Incentivos Perversos":
"Los economistas hablan de "incentivos perversos", cuando éstos operan en el sentido opuesto al fin que se desea conseguir."
http://www.analitica.com/va/economia/opinion/7951703.asp

"Para el representante a la Cámara, Simón Gaviria, ese "incentivo perverso", el de que las EPS puedan contratar hasta un 30% de los servicios con los hospitales de su propia red, y a su vez poder direccionar la demanda de pacientes para redondear el beneficio económico, seguirá."
http://www.larepublica.com.co/archivos/ECONOMIA/2010-12-14/r...
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ClaraVal
United Kingdom
Grading comment
Gracias.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4incentivo perverso
ClaraVal
4 +2malsano/perverso/adverso incentivo
isabelmurill (X)


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
malsano/perverso/adverso incentivo


Explanation:
hay muchos calificativos posibles, Apunto algunos de ellos

isabelmurill (X)
Local time: 13:51
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña: Me gusta mas tu versión invertida, para más énfasis "perverso incentivo".
3 hrs
  -> gracias, Juan Manuel!
agree  Ximena Diaz (X)
3 hrs
  -> gracias de nuevo!
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
incentivo perverso


Explanation:
The literal translation is an option.

References to follow...

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Note added at 7 mins (2011-08-11 09:35:19 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Article about politics, "Incentivos Perversos":
"Los economistas hablan de "incentivos perversos", cuando éstos operan en el sentido opuesto al fin que se desea conseguir."
http://www.analitica.com/va/economia/opinion/7951703.asp

"Para el representante a la Cámara, Simón Gaviria, ese "incentivo perverso", el de que las EPS puedan contratar hasta un 30% de los servicios con los hospitales de su propia red, y a su vez poder direccionar la demanda de pacientes para redondear el beneficio económico, seguirá."
http://www.larepublica.com.co/archivos/ECONOMIA/2010-12-14/r...

ClaraVal
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Gracias.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz: Parece bastante común.
19 mins
  -> Thanks, Alistair :-)
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Beatriz
agree  Nerina Fongi
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Nerina!
agree  anademahomar
8 hrs
  -> Thank you! :-)
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