A teacher tells her students that she will give them a riddle that each student has to solve separately and then announce his or her answer in the class. Those who get the correct answer will get a gift
Kate, a student in the class, decides to give the answer that most students give, although the answer she gets from solving the riddle is quite different. This is an example of ________. A) adverse selection
B) moral hazard
C) a pecuniary externality
D) an information cascade
D
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If we assume that velocity is constant, and if the money supply increases by 6 percent, we would expect, ceteris paribus, that the price level would
A) increase by 3 percent. B) increase by 6 percent. C) decrease by 3 percent. D) decrease by 6 percent.
Whom does the Bureau of Labor Statistics include in the discouraged workers group?
a. All those between 16 and 65 who are neither disabled nor in an institution and are also neither employed nor seeking employment. b. Civilian labor force members who have chosen early retirement because they dislike their work or think the pay is too low. c. Members of the noninstitutional population who say they want to be employed but aren't searching for a job. d. Members of the civilian labor force who are looking for a job but cannot find one. e. Anyone in the population who is not working.
Which financial intermediary primarily exists to issue residential mortgages?
a. mutual funds b. insurance companies c. banks d. savings and loans