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Briefly explain what it means for information to be asymmetric.
a. What is Moral Hazard?
b. Identify and briefly explain three methods that insurance companies could use to off-set the moral hazard associated with their industry.
c. What is Adverse Selection?
Which of the following is an example of moral hazard?
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A. Reckless drivers are the ones most likely to buy automobile insurance.
b. Retail stores located in high-crime areas tend to buy theft insurance more often than stores located in low-crime areas.
C. Drivers who have many accidents prefer to buy cars with air bags.
D. Employees recently covered by the company health plan start going to the doctor every time they get a cold.
E. Company divisions try to improve profitability at each other's expense.
Because Elaine has a family history of significantmedical problems, she buys health insurance,whereas her friend Jerry, who has a healthier family,goes without. This is an example ofa. moral hazard.b. adverse selection.c. signaling.d. screening
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- If the demand curve is steeper for particular health services the moral hazard is less ? True or false Explain briefly.arrow_forwardIf people get higher pay for insurance than their premium will this increase or decrease the death rate of average persons? Is this an example of a moral hazard or harvest selection. How will an insurance company deal with this problemarrow_forwardSomeone indicated that employee’s absence from work despite meeting the eight hours per day requirement affect productivity and increase cost of business. If an employee makes up the hours by coming early and leaving late, how can you call it an example of moral hazard when the manager can easily correct this behavior? Please explain to the class.arrow_forward
- If people get higher pay from insurance than their premiums. Will this increase or decrease the death rate of average persons? Is this an example of moral hazard or adverse seletion? How will an insurance company deal with these problems?arrow_forwardDon't use pen or paperarrow_forwardBefore selling anyone a health insurance policy, theKramer Insurance Company requires that applicantsundergo a medical examination. Those withsignificant preexisting medical problems are chargedmore. This is an example ofa. moral hazard.b. adverse selection.c. signaling.d. screening.arrow_forward
- Name two solutions to adverse selection in insurance and explain how they work.arrow_forwardPeople drive faster when they have auto insurance. This is an example of: a. Adverse selection. b. Asymmetric information. c. Moral hazard.arrow_forwardGeorge Akerloff focused the market for used cars and discussed an issue later generally called the "lemons problem." A "lemon" is a low quality used car, with the seller but not the potential buyer aware of this. Since sellers have more information about the quality of the car: a. adverse selection causes an inefficiently large number of transactions to occur. b. moral hazard causes an inefficiently large number of transactions to occur. c. moral hazard causes an inefficiently small number of transactions to occur. d. adverse selection causes an inefficiently small number of transactions to occur.arrow_forward
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