All of the following statements about asymmetric information are true except
A. asymmetric information can only be solved through government intervention.
B. asymmetric information creates market failures because it makes it harder for individuals to engage in transactions that would take place in the presence of perfect information.
C. asymmetric information occurs when one party to a transaction has relevant information to the transaction that the other party does not have.
D. asymmetric information occurs in the market for used cars and in the insurance market.
Answer: A
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a. their citizens tend to be the most different from the rest of the world. b. they are unable to achieve self-sufficiency. c. they can collect large amounts of tariff revenue from trading with larger countries. d. their citizens are more likely to prefer the high-quality, capital-intensive goods available only from larger countries.
If Ringo is risk averse, at a wealth of $200,000 his utility of wealth curve has a ________ slope and his marginal utility of wealth is ________ than at a wealth of $100,000
A) negative; smaller B) negative; larger C) positive; smaller D) positive; larger
When the central banks of various countries intervene in the foreign exchange market to maintain an exchange rate, this type of exchange rate system is called a ________ exchange rate system
A) fixed B) flexible C) all of the above D) none of the above
The exchange rate is 1.5 Bosnian markas per U.S. dollar. The price of a refrigerator in Bosnia is 1,200 markas while in the U.S. it is $1,000. The real exchange rate is
a. 9/5
b. 5/4
c. 4/5
d. None of the above are correct.