Hungary is an interesting example because it's been pointed to in recent years as adopting the "funding the person" model and trying out different funding appro

Hungary is an interesting example because it's been pointed to in recent years as adopting the "funding the person" model and trying out different funding approaches. The broader issue you're mentioning is spot on, though: what are we incentivizing, really? Things are so broken in academics, at least in the US. I'm not sure what is better but the current system just isn't working.