Deposit Insurance a. depositor indifference generates a moral hazard problem that encourages banks to engage in risky activities b. exists only in the USA, not in the oer countries. c. It is a privately owned insurance company. d. successfully helped US to overcome the problems in 1980's S&L crisis and 2008 Financial Crisis.

Deposit Insurance a. depositor indifference generates a moral hazard problem that encourages banks to engage in risky activities b. exists only in the USA, not in the oer countries. c. It is a privately owned insurance company. d. successfully helped US to overcome the problems in 1980's S&L crisis and 2008 Financial Crisis.

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