Question 1

Screening is when someone takes action to:

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A) reveal private information about someone else. 
B) reveal one's own private information. 
C) find out the opportunity cost of acquiring more information. 
D) None of these statements is true. 
A) reveal private information about someone else. 
B) reveal one's own private information. 
C) find out the opportunity cost of acquiring more information. 
D) None of these statements is true. A

Question 2

Both screening and signaling:

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A) correct inefficiency in the market. 
B) allow more transactions to take place that are valuable to buyers and sellers. 
C) can increase surplus gained in a market. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) correct inefficiency in the market. 
B) allow more transactions to take place that are valuable to buyers and sellers. 
C) can increase surplus gained in a market. 
D) All of these statements are true. D

Question 3

The amount of disclosure laws in the United States:

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A) has greatly increased the amount of information provided to consumers. 
B) has caused so much "fine print" that consumers actually use very little of the information provided it in. 
C) provides so much information,the overload causes consumers to ignore it and therefore the laws on the whole have no effect on solving the information asymmetry problem. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) has greatly increased the amount of information provided to consumers. 
B) has caused so much "fine print" that consumers actually use very little of the information provided it in. 
C) provides so much information,the overload causes consumers to ignore it and therefore the laws on the whole have no effect on solving the information asymmetry problem. 
D) All of these statements are true. D

Question 4

An example of a market subject to adverse selection would be:

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A) the used car market. 
B) the auto repair market. 
C) the appliance market. 
D) All of these are markets subject to adverse selection. 
A) the used car market. 
B) the auto repair market. 
C) the appliance market. 
D) All of these are markets subject to adverse selection.

Question 5

A drug test offered to an applicant is a method of:

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A) signaling. 
B) screening. 
C) statistical discrimination. 
D) building a reputation. 
A) signaling. 
B) screening. 
C) statistical discrimination. 
D) building a reputation.

Question 6

In the early 2000s,the government passed laws requiring banks and mortgage brokers to disclose the terms of home loans.This action by the government was an attempt to:

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A) solve the information asymmetry problem,but did not work. 
B) solve the information asymmetry problem and led to an improvement in the housing market. 
C) screen out risky or shady banks and mortgage brokers. 
D) signal to consumers that the government cared about the value of their homes. 
A) solve the information asymmetry problem,but did not work. 
B) solve the information asymmetry problem and led to an improvement in the housing market. 
C) screen out risky or shady banks and mortgage brokers. 
D) signal to consumers that the government cared about the value of their homes.

Question 7

The government can help solve the information asymmetry problem by:

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A) providing the missing information to the less-informed party. 
B) making it illegal to complete a transaction without complete information. 
C) requiring the more informed party to not use the imbalance to their advantage. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) providing the missing information to the less-informed party. 
B) making it illegal to complete a transaction without complete information. 
C) requiring the more informed party to not use the imbalance to their advantage. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 8

An example of statistical discrimination would be:

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A) charging young drivers a higher premium than older drivers. 
B) charging homes near a lake higher premiums for flood insurance than those on a hill. 
C) assuming the food will be better at an Italian restaurant than a Chinese one in the Little Italy neighborhood of NYC. 
D) All of these are examples of statistical discrimination. 
A) charging young drivers a higher premium than older drivers. 
B) charging homes near a lake higher premiums for flood insurance than those on a hill. 
C) assuming the food will be better at an Italian restaurant than a Chinese one in the Little Italy neighborhood of NYC. 
D) All of these are examples of statistical discrimination.

Question 9

The key to a successful positive signal is:

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A) it is not easily faked. 
B) credible. 
C) it is inaccessible to those it is meant to exclude. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) it is not easily faked. 
B) credible. 
C) it is inaccessible to those it is meant to exclude. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 10

An important type of information asymmetry is:

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A) moral hazard. 
B) information withholding. 
C) advantage imbalance. 
D) ethical constraint. 
A) moral hazard. 
B) information withholding. 
C) advantage imbalance. 
D) ethical constraint.

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a transaction that is made even though complete information is not possible?

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A) Joe buys a puppy in hopes that the puppy will be his hiking companion for the next 20 years. 
B) Alex buys house insurance and has never filed a claim. 
C) Mike saves his money by putting it in a mutual fund. 
D) All of these are examples of transactions that must be made with incomplete information. 
A) Joe buys a puppy in hopes that the puppy will be his hiking companion for the next 20 years. 
B) Alex buys house insurance and has never filed a claim. 
C) Mike saves his money by putting it in a mutual fund. 
D) All of these are examples of transactions that must be made with incomplete information.

Question 12

An example of a market subject to adverse selection would be:

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A) the used car market. 
B) the insurance market. 
C) the financial market. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) the used car market. 
B) the insurance market. 
C) the financial market. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 13

Disclosure laws:

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A) are an example of how government attempts to solve information asymmetry in markets. 
B) can help solve information asymmetry,but can cause other problems. 
C) can result in information overload. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) are an example of how government attempts to solve information asymmetry in markets. 
B) can help solve information asymmetry,but can cause other problems. 
C) can result in information overload. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 14

Which of the following would be an example of a transaction later regretted because it was made with incomplete information?

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A) Tim bought products that proved to be shoddy. 
B) Sue lent money to an acquaintance who turned out to be a deadbeat. 
C) Larry moved to a new apartment with terrible plumbing or a leaky roof. 
D) All of these are good examples of incomplete information. 
A) Tim bought products that proved to be shoddy. 
B) Sue lent money to an acquaintance who turned out to be a deadbeat. 
C) Larry moved to a new apartment with terrible plumbing or a leaky roof. 
D) All of these are good examples of incomplete information.

Question 15

The private information revealed during screening typically refers to information:

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A) that is personal. 
B) that is embarrassing. 
C) that is not public. 
D) that individuals generally do not want anyone to find out. 
A) that is personal. 
B) that is embarrassing. 
C) that is not public. 
D) that individuals generally do not want anyone to find out.

Question 16

Statistical discrimination using gender and age:

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A) is legal in the insurance market,but not the job market. 
B) is legal in the job market,but not the insurance market. 
C) is legal in any market,but using race is not. 
D) is illegal in any market. 
A) is legal in the insurance market,but not the job market. 
B) is legal in the job market,but not the insurance market. 
C) is legal in any market,but using race is not. 
D) is illegal in any market.

Question 17

In the early 2000s,laws requiring banks and mortgage brokers to disclose the terms of home loans:

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A) failed to prevent many Americans from entering into irresponsible mortgage agreements. 
B) were an example of how the government can act to solve the information asymmetry problem. 
C) were so numerous and detailed that borrowers didn't read or understand the information the companies had disclosed. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) failed to prevent many Americans from entering into irresponsible mortgage agreements. 
B) were an example of how the government can act to solve the information asymmetry problem. 
C) were so numerous and detailed that borrowers didn't read or understand the information the companies had disclosed. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 18

The principal-agent problem:

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A) arises from an imbalance of information. 
B) is caused by the principal having imperfect information about the agent. 
C) is caused by the agent being the only party with complete information. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) arises from an imbalance of information. 
B) is caused by the principal having imperfect information about the agent. 
C) is caused by the agent being the only party with complete information. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 19

The nutritional information now available at many fast food restaurants is an example of:

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A) a failed attempt by government to reduce information asymmetry. 
B) requiring the more informed party to reveal the missing information. 
C) government regulation to screen out unhealthy food for consumers. 
D) government requiring the restaurants to signal whether food is healthy or not. 
A) a failed attempt by government to reduce information asymmetry. 
B) requiring the more informed party to reveal the missing information. 
C) government regulation to screen out unhealthy food for consumers. 
D) government requiring the restaurants to signal whether food is healthy or not.

Question 20

Generalizing using statistical discrimination is not always:

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A) All of these statements are true. 
B) legal. 
C) ethical. 
D) admirable. 
A) All of these statements are true. 
B) legal. 
C) ethical. 
D) admirable.

Exam 10: Information

Screening is when someone takes action to:

Both screening and signaling:

The amount of disclosure laws in the United States:

An example of a market subject to adverse selection would be:

A drug test offered to an applicant is a method of:

In the early 2000s,the government passed laws requiring banks and mortgage brokers to disclose the terms of home loans.This action by the government was an attempt to:

The government can help solve the information asymmetry problem by:

An example of statistical discrimination would be:

The key to a successful positive signal is:

An important type of information asymmetry is:

Which of the following is an example of a transaction that is made even though complete information is not possible?

An example of a market subject to adverse selection would be:

Disclosure laws:

Which of the following would be an example of a transaction later regretted because it was made with incomplete information?

The private information revealed during screening typically refers to information:

Statistical discrimination using gender and age:

In the early 2000s,laws requiring banks and mortgage brokers to disclose the terms of home loans:

The principal-agent problem:

The nutritional information now available at many fast food restaurants is an example of:

Generalizing using statistical discrimination is not always:

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