And while Eli may be correct that people who produce a lot of external value get rewarded in the long run, it would help if the economics field did a better job of rewarding positive externality generating behavior and of explicitly arguing for optimal social norms.
On the flip side, for younger professionals and the unemployed, these questions have become equally paramount in a crowded job market, that leads many to the inevitable conclusion: Pursuing a career that is rewarding both financially and personally might have to remain a dream stowed away for the future.
President Teddy Roosevelt established the tradition of rewarding the national party chairman of a successful presidential campaign with the job of postmaster general.
Researchers also found that rewarding the encoder alongside the decoder created a virtuous loop, as treating the first rat for ajob well done focused its attention and improved the signal strength.