"Why couldn't we maybe fine-tune that to incentive certain careers?" he said.
The program is a "terrific incentive, certain to spur meaningful development," said Joseph S. Taylor, who heads the Matrix Development Company and also leads Gov. Jon S. Corzine's Real Estate Advisory Board.
The Gas Efficiency Performance Program, paid for by Con Ed and administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, provides cash incentives for certain natural-gas customers who increase the efficiency of their heating systems.
Agricultural technologies were disseminated through different kinds of "communicators," some of whom were also promised incentives if certain percentages of the farmers in their areas learned the technologies.
The federal government now offers tax incentives for certain diesel models, and Kelley Blue Book, the vehicle valuation company, currently lists two diesel models — the BMW 335d and the Volkswagen Golf TDI — among its Top 10 Green Cars for 2010.
GM will still offer incentives on certain models, but at much lower levels, Dewar says.
The purchase price was announced as $200 million with an additional $500 million in incentives if certain targets are met.
Congress could do its part by creating additional temporary tax incentives for certain types of charitable donations.
Team members play the Great Game of Business, a game that "teaches employees to think like owners," rewarding them with financial incentives once certain metrics or goals are achieved.
Moreover, establishing financial incentives for certain health behaviors, such as HIV testing, could set expectations that other health behaviors (e.g. attending antenatal clinic visits) should also be incentivized, which might indirectly result in decreased participation.
