nishio non-transferable resource is not marketable and therefore not priced by the market mechanism. Some people misinterpret this as “worthless”. However, when it is needed, it cannot be procured in the market and cannot be obtained no matter how much money is available. If we dare to express it in terms of monetary value, it becomes “when needed ∞. And we don’t know in advance what we need. nishio From the perspective of society as a whole, “it is preferable to have various types of non-transferable resources in society. Therefore, the act of destroying non-transferable resources is harmful to society. It is better to make it a crime like destruction of property or to make it an economic disadvantage through other mechanisms.
nishio “Motivation” is a non-transferable resource, and this old teacher should be penalized for destroying it.
nishio “[willingness (e.g. to do something)” and “enthusiasm” are non-transferable resources. Therefore, it is better for society to give social penalty to those who destroy them.
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