The potential for a seller to alter behavior in an undesirable way following an economic transaction is called:
Select one:
a. adverse selection.
b. a positive externality.
c. moral hazard.
d. a negative externality.
Answer
c. moral hazard.
The moral hazard is a problem when a person is secured then he/she starts to take more risks
like, if you have theft insurance then you do not put security in society.
The potential for a seller to alter behavior in an undesirable way following an economic transaction...
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1) A borrower who takes out a loan usually has better
information about the potential returns and risk of the investment
projects he plans to undertake than does the lender. This
inequality of information is called
A) moral hazard.
B) asymmetric information. C) noncollateralized risk. D)
adverse selection.
2) If bad credit risks are the ones who most actively seek
loans then financial intermediaries face the problem of
A) moral hazard.
B) adverse selection.
C) free-riding.
D) costly state verification....
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Which of the following constitutes a problem after a loan is given a. moral hazard b. adverse selection c. principal agent problem d. portfolio diversification
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Drop down options
only low-quality sellers
no sellers
all types of sellers
only high quality sellers
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