I think prize economics is really interesting... though practically speaking, there's probably a limited class of problems that could be better solved by using

I think prize economics is really interesting... though practically speaking, there's probably a limited class of problems that could be better solved by using prizes. (I think "the auto industry" will do just fine without any kind of prize.) Check out these articles: "The Bogus $1 Million Meat Prize" http://www.slate.com/id/2189693/ http://www.slate.com/id/2189693/ "Should the government start handing out prizes for science breakthroughs?" http://www.slate.com/id/2182663/pagenum/2 http://www.slate.com/id/2182663/pagenum/2