The World Bank has extended a loan to Country X to build a new toll road and counts on the repayment of the loan from the collected tolls. After the funds have been transferred to the country, the government decides to spend the money to build a new presidential palace. This is an example of
A. adverse selection.
B. hostile selection.
C. moral hazard.
D. government risk.
Answer: C
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Suppose a price index is formed to measure changes in the price level between 2005 to 2010. To form a Laspeyres price index, one would
a. compare the cost of the typical basket of goods purchased in 2005 with the cost of the typical basket of goods purchased in 2010. b. calculate the increase in the cost of the typical market basket purchased in 2005. c. calculate the increase in the cost of the typical market basket purchased in 2010. d. take the typical basket of goods purchased in 2007, and compare the costs of that basket in 2005 and 2010.
Government expenditures includes all of the following except
A) federal defense spending. B) federal nondefense spending. C) state and local spending. D) transfers.
Equilibrium price must increase when demand
a. increases and supply does not change, when demand does not change and supply decreases, and when demand decreases and supply increases simultaneously. b. increases and supply does not change, when demand does not change and supply decreases, and when demand increases and supply decreases simultaneously. c. decreases and supply does not change, when demand does not change and supply increases, and when demand decreases and supply increases simultaneously. d. decreases and supply does not change, when demand does not change and supply increases, and when demand increases and supply decreases simultaneously.
Which tool results in an immediate and major impact on the money supply, but is rarely used by the Fed because it affects the money supply in such a significant way?
a. open market operations b. reserve requirement alterations c. reserve interest rate changes d. discount rate changes