Health insurance markets have a problem with insuring people who are "poor health risks" while many people who are "good health risks" do not buy insurance. This problem is an example of
A) market signaling. B) moral hazard.
C) adverse selection. D) asymmetric information.
C
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Which of the following is a negative externality connected to attending college?
A) The fact that completion of a college degree acts as a signaling mechanism to employers. B) The fact that other costs, such as books and materials, are incurred in addition to tuition and fees. C) The fact that your college has required that all individuals living in student housing either get or show they have already obtained vaccinations against all communicable diseases. D) The fact that the people in the next room play loud music at hours you want to sleep. E) The fact that you will get benefits from college that you don't currently anticipate.
In the long run when a perfectly competitive firm experiences positive economic profits,
A) firms exit the industry, the market supply curve shifts rightward, and the market price falls. B) firms enter the industry, the market supply curve shifts rightward, and the market price falls. C) firms exit the industry, the market supply curve shifts leftward, and the market price rises. D) firms enter the industry, the market supply curve shifts rightward, and the market price rises.
The rational expectations hypothesis indicates that people
a. pay little attention to policy when forming their expectations about the future. b. expect the next period to be pretty much like the recent past, regardless of policy changes. c. will always be able to forecast the future accurately. d. change their expectations about the future if policy changes.
Less skillful drivers are more likely to buy auto insurance with lower deductibles. Economists use this as an example of:
A. information optimization. B. adverse selection. C. asymmetric selection. D. moral hazard.