Essentials of Investments (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
Essentials of Investments (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780077835422
Author: Zvi Bodie Professor, Alex Kane, Alan J. Marcus Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
bartleby

Videos

Question
Book Icon
Chapter 21, Problem 2PS
Summary Introduction

To determine:

The kind of cargo that the ship owner expects to attract, if he advertises a tariff whereby the freight charged per pound for all cargo will be the same.

Introduction:

Adverse selection is a situation, in which one of the party to the insurance, either buyer or seller have some concealed information about the product. Such concealment of information leads to the party lacking knowledge makes certain adverse decision. In the case of insurance, adverse selection is a tendency of insuring high risk profiles. Thus, adverse selection is a situation where insurer provides insurance coverage to an individual whose actual risk is considerably high. Thus, by offering insurance at a cost higher than its actual risk, the insurer suffers adverse effects.

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Finance
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, finance and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Essentials Of Investments
Finance
ISBN:9781260013924
Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher:Mcgraw-hill Education,
Text book image
FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
Finance
ISBN:9781260013962
Author:BREALEY
Publisher:RENT MCG
Text book image
Financial Management: Theory & Practice
Finance
ISBN:9781337909730
Author:Brigham
Publisher:Cengage
Text book image
Foundations Of Finance
Finance
ISBN:9780134897264
Author:KEOWN, Arthur J., Martin, John D., PETTY, J. William
Publisher:Pearson,
Text book image
Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou...
Finance
ISBN:9781337395250
Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series i...
Finance
ISBN:9780077861759
Author:Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Revenue recognition explained; Author: The Finance Storyteller;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=816Q6pOaGv4;License: Standard Youtube License