Insurance companies require male drivers under age 25 to pay higher insurance rates than female drivers under age 25. Craig Raymond, however, is a safer driver than the average female driver under age 25. Craig's higher insurance rate reflects:

A. monopoly power.
B. statistical discrimination.
C. the insurance firm's taste for discrimination.
D. human-capital discrimination.


Answer: B

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