We agree that charity is a virtue, but sometimes well-intentioned plans have undesirable consequences or fail to live up to their potential because they change people's incentives.
Timothy M. Shaughnessy
Tim Shaughnessy is an associate professor of economics and finance in the College of Business at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. He received his PhD in Economics at Florida State University in 2003. His research generally focuses on public-choice issues, with a recent interest in the spatial effects on voting.
