ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Incentive payments

Have you ever cleaned your room because your parents promised to give you some candy afterwards? That candy is an incentive payment!

Incentive payments are rewards that people or companies give to other people or companies to encourage them to do something that they might not have done otherwise.

For example, let's say a company wants to encourage its employees to work harder and be more productive. They might offer incentives like bonuses or extra vacation days for meeting certain goals or targets. This creates motivation for the employees to work harder and hopefully achieve those goals so they can receive those rewards.

Another example is when the government wants to encourage people to make environmentally-friendly choices, like recycling or using public transportation. They might offer tax credits or rebates as an incentive to people who make those choices.

So, just like how your parents gave you candy as an incentive to clean your room, companies and governments use incentive payments to encourage people to do certain things they want them to do.