Financial Markets Do Not Function as Well as They Could

question 37

Multiple Choice

Financial markets do not function as well as they could due to:

• A) the fact that banking is highly monopolized.
• B) the cost of obtaining information which can be high.
• C) regulation by governments.
• D) fluctuations in the inflation rate.

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