The possibility that a borrower might engage in riskier behavior after a loan is made is called
A. liability aversion.
B. adverse selection.
C. moral hazard.
D. the risk of default.
Answer: C
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A. subtracting net investment from real GDP B. subtracting depreciation from net investment C. adding net investment to real GDP D. subtracting net investment from gross investment
Under the Gold standard, a country is said to be in balance of payments equilibrium when the current account balance is
A) financed entirely by international lending without reserve movements. B) financed by international lending and with reserve movements. C) equal to zero. D) financed entirely by international lending and past gold reserves. E) financed entirely by gold reserves.
Adele wants to buy a house at a fixed mortgage rate, Zen wants to buy a luxury vehicle with his savings, Fang wants to buy stocks of a blue-chip company with his salary, and Zayeda wants to book an apartment with the money she won in a lottery. If the Fed had implemented a contractionary monetary policy that is still effective, _____ is likely to be most adversely affected
a. Zayeda b. Fang c. Adele d. Zen
What is the largest source of income for banks?
What will be an ideal response?