The phrase "disincentive of" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that discourages or dissuades someone from doing something. For example: - The high cost of college is a disincentive for many students to pursue higher education. - The strict dress code policy is seen as a major disincentive for employees to work at this company. - The fear of failure can be a powerful disincentive for taking risks.
Aren't we all motivated by the incentive of the pay cheque and the disincentive of the sack?
They get promotions and the honor of a job well done if they succeed, and the severe disincentive of shame if they fail.
Now the Democrats will have the disincentive of accountability while the Republicans, he continued, "want to perpetuate the problems and blame the governor's office for gridlock and gutlessness".
There was the midwinter election date; the uninspiring nature of some key campaigns; negative advertising; post-presidential-year election fatigue; and what some academics see as the turnout disincentive of registration deadlines.
In "Taxes Needn't Discourage Philanthropy" (Economic View, July 29), Robert J. Shiller noted that, despite the supposed disincentive of high marginal tax rates, economic growth was exceptionally strong when income tax rates were far higher than today's.
But if people are to be persuaded to forget the car and use mass transportation, they'll need more than the financial disincentive of the proposed $8 fee for cars.
They suggested that the abundance of water "has operated as a sort of disincentive for advancing the process of modernizing agriculture".
Ali Vaez, an Iran analyst at the International Crisis Group, said: "Both sides now know what their real positions, incentives of success, and disincentives of failure are.
There will be a loud, brief call for proportional hiring practices around the sitcom writing tables in Hollywood, without the usual demurrals about the awkward disincentives of affirmative action.
The actual relevance of the potential disincentives of the program can only be determined with empirical evidence.
Overall, there is no correlation between the two measures: Some countries may seek to offset possible work disincentives of generous benefits (the clients' "rights") with relatively demanding client responsibilities.
