A) moral Hazard
When a borrower is involved in an act or behavior which is not in the best interest of the lender.For example, instead of investing money borrowed in a bond or stock market, it is used to buy lottery tickets which would be risky, than this situation is moral Hazard for borrower and also for lender as he agreed upon with this to invest in less risky instrument as above.
Which of the following constitutes a problem after a loan is given a. moral hazard b....
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Robert borrowed $15,000 from Granite Bank, telling the loan officer that he intended to use the money to make repairs to his home. After getting the loan, Robert and his girlfriend immediately took the $15,000 and headed to Las Vegas for a weekend of gambling and entertainment. Which statement best characterizes this principal and agent problem? A. This is a problem of moral hazard, but it is not a problem of asymmetric information. B. This is a problem of asymmetric...
For the following cases, explain whether there is a problem of adverse selection or moral hazard: (2 points each) a. a classmate bets you $10,000 that she will fail this exam b. a person with an existing, serious medical condition applies for health insurance c. I decide to take up sky diving after I buy life insurance d. Wells Fargo offers credit cards with an interest rate of 20% on unpaid balances to anyone who wants on. e. you offer...
For each scenario, indicate whether it is an example of moral hazard or adverse selection. a. You decide to buy a new car instead of a used car because you are worried about the quality of the used car. moral hazard adverse selection b. You sell your condominium because you fear there will be a large special assessment next year. There has been no official notice of an upcoming assessment. moral hazard adverse selection c. The owner of a company...
Restrictive covenants on bank loans are used to avoid: A. Moral hazard B. Negative externalities C. Adverse selection D. Free riding
Adverse selection and moral hazard are two examples of: _______. A) transaction costs B) symmetric information C) information cost D) financial market efficiency
Explain what is meant by the following terms: Asymmetric information Adverse selection Moral hazard
Which of the following statements is true? A. Moral hazard arises from actions that cannot be observed B. Shirking is a form of moral hazard C. Moral hazard involves the taking of excess risks D. All of the above
You told the bank loan officer that you are getting a loan to purchase new tools for your business. In reality you use the money to pay off your losing bets made on the Clemson/Alabama game. This is an example of A) the problem of a double coincidence of wants. B) the problem of adverse selection. C) the problem of moral hazard. D) the use of financial markets for illicit purposes.
A health insurance company knows that there are two types of customers (smokers and non-smokers), each facing different health risks. The probabilities of getting sick and the healthcare costs in the case of illness for the two customer types is given in the table below. Group Healthcare costs Probability of getting sick Smokers $1200 50% Non-smokers $1200 20% Assume that each customer has a monthly income of $1600 and has a utility function given by U(x)=sqrt(x), where x is the...