But such incentives are a normal tool of economic policy, especially in developing countries witness the special economic zones of China, or the incentives available to multinationals that set up regional headquarters in Singapore.

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The report recommends intensive public education campaigns to reinforce those key behaviors, and also calls for policy adjustments that can reduce economic and other incentives that might encourage people to risk infecting others.

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So, kickstarting the economy into long-term sustained growth with pro-growth tax policy, reduced government waste and other economic incentives will generate more revenue than will increasing capital gains taxes, which would discourage such economic growth.

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Central bankers whether Ben Bernanke, Mark Carney, or Mario Draghi can only use monetary policy-driven redistribution and inflation to tread water in a sea of distorted economic incentives for so long.

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