When One Party Is Better Informed About an Economic Situation

question 32

Multiple Choice

When one party is better informed about an economic situation than another party, economists describe the problem as one of

• A) asymmetric information.
• B) moral hazard.
• C) political economy.
• D) behavioural economics.

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