1.   No one will dispute that the huge potential compensation is the biggest carrot leading mutual fund managers into hedge funds.

2.   Perhaps the biggest single carrot Costa Rica dangles in front of foreign investors is the free trade zones.

3.   The elections will deprive the international community of its biggest carrot and stick against Serbian intransigence, economic sanctions.

4.   Yet for many of them, the biggest carrot may be an open door to taking chances, building something and making a difference.