Principles of Economics (Second Edition)
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Author: coppock, Lee; Mateer, Dirk
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 18, Problem 3QFR
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The solution to asymmetric information problem for moral hazard, adverse selection and principal agent problem.
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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.
Assume that the market for lemons has unraveled. Who is harmed by the existence of asymmetric information? Who is helped?
Cyclists travel faster on their bicycles when wearing helmets. Is this an example of adverse selection or moral hazard? Explain your answer.
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- What would explain why moral hazard might not occur after the large gains in health insurance coverage?arrow_forwardHow can deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance reduce moral hazard?arrow_forwardPeople drive faster when they have auto insurance. This is an example of: a. Adverse selection. b. Asymmetric information. c. Moral hazard.arrow_forward
- Which is not an example of asymmetric information? Group of answer choices A customer not knowing which insurance plan is best A client making a purchase of a used private airplane of unknown condition A mail carrier making her deliveries An insurer not having the full information about a client’s drug use A tree service recommending needless pruning on fruit trees is an example of: Group of answer choices adverse selection. mutually beneficial trades. moral hazard. a trade fallacy.arrow_forwardIt was taught that liability insurance would undermine the tort system, which has as its central theorem the concept that the individual responsible for injuring another should be made to pay for that injury. Do you think the existence of liability insurance causes one to be less careful than he or she might otherwise be?arrow_forwardHow does moral hazard issue affect the health care market in Hong Kong? Suggest possible remedies to alleviate the problems.arrow_forward
- Asap (a) Please briefly articulate the problem of asymmetric information between venture capitalists and entrepreneurs in shape of adverse selection.arrow_forwardWhat are some strategies for reducing adverse selection in insurance markets? What sorts of problems do these solutions cause?arrow_forwardDifferentiate between adverse selection and moral hazard problems with one examplesarrow_forward
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