In the Two-Period Model with Asymmetric Information, the Nature of the Asymmetric

question 34

Multiple Choice

In the two-period model with asymmetric information, the nature of the asymmetric information is that

• A)only the bank knows who the bad borrowers are.
• B)only consumers know their income when it is received.
• C)only borrowers know whether they are bad or not.
• D)only borrowers know the value of their collateral.
• E)only banks can value the collateral.

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