Moral hazard:
A. is a normative judgement about the moral choices made by economic agents.
B. is always present when adverse selection arises.
C. is about actions and occurs after the parties have voluntarily entered into an agreement.
D. All of these statements are true.
Answer: C
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A) of the power system of boss and subordinate where the boss (principal) exerts influence over his subordinates (agents) using punishment or threat. B) that exists when a person (principal) has more information about the task than the agent he hires to perform the task. C) caused by agents pursuing their own interests rather than the interests of the principals who hired them. D) caused by a person (principal) who hires an agent to act on his behalf but is unwilling to delegate authority to the agent to carry out the task in the best possible way.
When calculating GDP, the Bureau of Economic Analysis revises its quarterly data
A) a total of one time. B) many times over the next several years. C) a total of three times. D) a total of two times.
If a government-imposed price ceiling causes the observed price in a market to be below the equilibrium price,
A) there will be excess demand. B) there will be excess supply. C) the curves will shift to make a new equilibrium at the regulated price. D) None of the above.
Under conditions of first-degree price discrimination
A) production will equal that which would exist under perfect competition. B) production will exceed that which would prevail under perfect competition. C) prices will be lower than under perfect competition. D) production will always be lower than under perfect competition.