An efficient market for risk, such as an insurance market, is MOST likely to exist: a. when the sellers of insurance are risk- averse but the purchasers are not. O b. when there is a level playing field so that all participants have approximately the same wealth and the same degree of risk aversion. c. in the presence of private, or asymmetric, information. d. when there are significant differences between individuals' wealth levels and attitudes toward risk.
An efficient market for risk, such as an insurance market, is MOST likely to exist: a. when the sellers of insurance are risk- averse but the purchasers are not. O b. when there is a level playing field so that all participants have approximately the same wealth and the same degree of risk aversion. c. in the presence of private, or asymmetric, information. d. when there are significant differences between individuals' wealth levels and attitudes toward risk.
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![An efficient market for risk, such as an
insurance market, is MOST likely to exist:
a. when the sellers of insurance are risk-
averse but the purchasers are not.
b. when there is a level playing field so
that all participants have
approximately the same wealth and
the same degree of risk aversion.
c. in the presence of private, or
asymmetric, information.
d. when there are significant differences
between individuals' wealth levels
and attitudes toward risk.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F112e2422-4a86-47bf-b21d-09733803b712%2F5174b36b-c355-4f9d-9133-48839269a8b8%2Flei6bh5_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:An efficient market for risk, such as an
insurance market, is MOST likely to exist:
a. when the sellers of insurance are risk-
averse but the purchasers are not.
b. when there is a level playing field so
that all participants have
approximately the same wealth and
the same degree of risk aversion.
c. in the presence of private, or
asymmetric, information.
d. when there are significant differences
between individuals' wealth levels
and attitudes toward risk.
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