I've worked at a software company that received significant local government funding predicated on certain goals. One of those was hire X number of PhD graduates from the two local universities at a (relatively large) minimum salary. This then means the universities could say that a PhD from their various disciplines practically guarantees you a well paid job.

Unfortunately there was a huge gap in what was expected of these people and what they could actually do. Save but a few they were pretty awful employees for the job. Not necessarily their fault, but it's one example of the gamification of the system.