Question 1

Some policy-makers have suggested that mandatory health insurance coverage would:

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A) help to reduce the cost of health care. 
B) would overcome adverse selection in the market for health insurance. 
C) keep premiums lower than if healthy people could opt out. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) help to reduce the cost of health care. 
B) would overcome adverse selection in the market for health insurance. 
C) keep premiums lower than if healthy people could opt out. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 2

Certifying a used car through a brand dealership is one way to:

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A) credibly screen out lemons. 
B) credibly signal the car is not a lemon. 
C) unreliably screen out lemons. 
D) unreliably signal that the car is not a lemon. 
A) credibly screen out lemons. 
B) credibly signal the car is not a lemon. 
C) unreliably screen out lemons. 
D) unreliably signal that the car is not a lemon.

Question 3

When you are faced with a lack of information concerning a purchase,you should:

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A) consider the opportunity cost of gaining more information. 
B) always seek out the most information you can before making a purchase. 
C) not make the purchase without complete information. 
D) None of these statements is true. 
A) consider the opportunity cost of gaining more information. 
B) always seek out the most information you can before making a purchase. 
C) not make the purchase without complete information. 
D) None of these statements is true.

Question 4

Wearing a suit to a job interview is an example of a:

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A) positive signal. 
B) negative signal. 
C) positive screen. 
D) negative screen. 
A) positive signal. 
B) negative signal. 
C) positive screen. 
D) negative screen.

Question 5

When the parties to a deal have access to different information:

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A) markets are often inefficient. 
B) markets can fall apart entirely. 
C) the parties still try to make the best decision with limited information. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) markets are often inefficient. 
B) markets can fall apart entirely. 
C) the parties still try to make the best decision with limited information. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 6

The presence of adverse selection:

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A) reduces the efficiency of markets. 
B) increases the efficiency of markets. 
C) does not affect the efficiency of markets. 
D) makes the buyer less efficient and the seller more efficient. 
A) reduces the efficiency of markets. 
B) increases the efficiency of markets. 
C) does not affect the efficiency of markets. 
D) makes the buyer less efficient and the seller more efficient.

Question 7

Adverse selection:

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A) results from unobserved characteristics of people or commodities. 
B) is about the actions of people. 
C) occurs after the parties have entered into an agreement. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) results from unobserved characteristics of people or commodities. 
B) is about the actions of people. 
C) occurs after the parties have entered into an agreement. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 8

A consequence of adverse selection is:

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A) buyers may lose surplus they would have gained with more complete information. 
B) sellers may lose surplus they would have gained with more complete information. 
C) transactions do not take place that would have been possible if the parties had the same information. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) buyers may lose surplus they would have gained with more complete information. 
B) sellers may lose surplus they would have gained with more complete information. 
C) transactions do not take place that would have been possible if the parties had the same information. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 9

A landlord requiring potential tenants to provide a rental history is an example of:

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

Question 10

One effect of government mandating participation in the auto insurance market is it leads to:

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A) lower premiums for all participants. 
B) higher premiums for all participants. 
C) the collapse of the market. 
D) free coverage for some participants. 
A) lower premiums for all participants. 
B) higher premiums for all participants. 
C) the collapse of the market. 
D) free coverage for some participants.

Question 11

Information asymmetry means:

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A) a situation in which one person knows more than another. 
B) people have good enough information to make acceptable choices,but not complete information. 
C) complete information is not possible to obtain. 
D) the lack of information in a market prevents it from existing. 
A) a situation in which one person knows more than another. 
B) people have good enough information to make acceptable choices,but not complete information. 
C) complete information is not possible to obtain. 
D) the lack of information in a market prevents it from existing.

Question 12

An approach that can be taken by someone directly involved in a transaction to solve the problems caused by information asymmetry is:

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A) proofing. 
B) building a reputation. 
C) disclosure laws. 
D) mandating that information be shared. 
A) proofing. 
B) building a reputation. 
C) disclosure laws. 
D) mandating that information be shared.

Question 13

Because the seller of a used car has more information than the buyer:

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A) the problem of adverse selection occurs. 
B) the problem of moral hazard occurs. 
C) the problem of information overload occurs. 
D) the problem of bargaining imbalance occurs. 
A) the problem of adverse selection occurs. 
B) the problem of moral hazard occurs. 
C) the problem of information overload occurs. 
D) the problem of bargaining imbalance occurs.

Question 14

Information asymmetry is not a problem when:

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A) the wants of both parties are aligned with one another. 
B) the wants of both parties are opposed to one another. 
C) the constraints of both parties are identical. 
D) neither party has any constraint. 
A) the wants of both parties are aligned with one another. 
B) the wants of both parties are opposed to one another. 
C) the constraints of both parties are identical. 
D) neither party has any constraint.

Question 15

The principal-agent problem:

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A) is commonly seen in the employer-employee relationship. 
B) is when the principal has less information than the agent. 
C) is the source of incentive for employees to slack off. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) is commonly seen in the employer-employee relationship. 
B) is when the principal has less information than the agent. 
C) is the source of incentive for employees to slack off. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 16

The used car market is:

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A) used to describe the "lemons" problem. 
B) a perfect example of what happens when there is an imbalance of information present in a market. 
C) subject to the problem of adverse selection. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) used to describe the "lemons" problem. 
B) a perfect example of what happens when there is an imbalance of information present in a market. 
C) subject to the problem of adverse selection. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 17

One way to solve the problems caused by information asymmetry is:

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A) surfing. 
B) signaling. 
C) proofing. 
D) All of these are solutions to information asymmetry. 
A) surfing. 
B) signaling. 
C) proofing. 
D) All of these are solutions to information asymmetry.

Question 18

Government mandating that every driver have a minimum amount of car insurance addresses the problem of:

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A) adverse selection. 
B) moral hazard. 
C) illegal screening. 
D) government interference. 
A) adverse selection. 
B) moral hazard. 
C) illegal screening. 
D) government interference.

Question 19

Because of the lack of buyer's information about a perfectly functioning used car:

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A) the buyer will pay less than what it's worth because of the probability it will be a lemon. 
B) sellers of perfectly functioning used cars will be less likely to enter the market. 
C) the market will eventually become saturated with lemons. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) the buyer will pay less than what it's worth because of the probability it will be a lemon. 
B) sellers of perfectly functioning used cars will be less likely to enter the market. 
C) the market will eventually become saturated with lemons. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 20

One way to solve the problems caused by information asymmetry is:

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A) screening. 
B) signaling. 
C) building a reputation. 
D) All of these are solutions to information asymmetry. 
A) screening. 
B) signaling. 
C) building a reputation. 
D) All of these are solutions to information asymmetry.

Exam 10: Information

Some policy-makers have suggested that mandatory health insurance coverage would:

Certifying a used car through a brand dealership is one way to:

When you are faced with a lack of information concerning a purchase,you should:

Wearing a suit to a job interview is an example of a:

When the parties to a deal have access to different information:

The presence of adverse selection:

Adverse selection:

A consequence of adverse selection is:

A landlord requiring potential tenants to provide a rental history is an example of:

One effect of government mandating participation in the auto insurance market is it leads to:

Information asymmetry means:

An approach that can be taken by someone directly involved in a transaction to solve the problems caused by information asymmetry is:

Because the seller of a used car has more information than the buyer:

Information asymmetry is not a problem when:

The principal-agent problem:

The used car market is:

One way to solve the problems caused by information asymmetry is:

Government mandating that every driver have a minimum amount of car insurance addresses the problem of:

Because of the lack of buyer's information about a perfectly functioning used car:

One way to solve the problems caused by information asymmetry is:

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