Relating to the Economics in Practice on Page 357: an Individual

question 76

Multiple Choice

Relating to the Economics in Practice on page 357: An individual with a parent who has Huntington's disease has a 50 percent chance of also having the disease, and can use this information when deciding on the purchase of health insurance. This is an example of ________ favoring potential insurance buyers.

• A) moral hazard
• B) asymmetric information
• C) market signaling
• D) adverse selection

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