Because the federal government typically provides disaster relief to farmers, many farmers do not buy crop insurance even through it is federally subsidized. This illustrates:

A. the adverse selection problem.
B. the moral hazard problem.
C. the special interest effect.
D. logrolling.


Answer: B

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