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The economics of 'cash for cane toads' – a textbook example of perverse incentives

  • Written by David Smerdon, Assistant Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
The economics of 'cash for cane toads' – a textbook example of perverse incentivesIt is estimated there are now more than 200 million cane toads across Queensland and northern New South Wales. Shutterstock

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