An Economic Explanation of the Crowding-out Effect of Extrinsic Incenive on Intrinsic Motivation

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380462
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: UNO Yoshifumi 広島大学, 国際協力研究科, 名誉教授 (40137394)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 内発的動機付け / クラウディング・アウト効果 / 認知評価理論 / 自己決定理論

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Many empirical evidence indicates that external interventions such as monetary compensation and punishment may crowding-out intrinsic motivation(MCO). MCO is one of the most important abnormalities in standard economic theory based on axioms of preference. In this project, we are introducing new insights from psychology and sociology into axioms of preference to explain motivation crowding-out.

We can theoretically and empirically obtain the following conclusions. Theoretically, (1)in economic psychology, extrinsic and intrinsic motivation are often explained additively and dichotomically. In the integrated theoretical model, we are trying to explain it non-dichotomically. (2) In economic psychology is often developed a static model. However, in our model, explanatory factor of social norm is added and progress towards a dynamic model is attempted. Finally, (3) we are able to confirm empirically the consistency between the integrated theoretical model and the field research results.

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