EBK MICROECONOMICS
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ISBN: 9780134524931
Author: List
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 16, Problem 7Q
To determine
Whether the existence of asymmetric information necessarily requires government intervention or not.
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People drive faster when they have auto insurance. This is an example of: a. Adverse selection. b. Asymmetric information. c. Moral hazard.
How does asymmetric information lead to a market failure?
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Identify each of the following as an adverse selection or a moral hazard problema. A person with car insurance fails to lock his car doors when he shops at a mall.b. A person with a family history of cancer purchases the most complete health coverage available.c. A person with health insurance takes more risks on the ski slopes of Aspen than he would without health insurance.d. A college professor receives tenure (assurance of permanent employment) from her employer.e. A patient pays his surgeon before she performs the surgery.
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