How Can We Use the Theories of Asymmetric Information to Explain

question 107

Multiple Choice

How can we use the theories of asymmetric information to explain the fact that year-end bonuses are often paid to workers

• A)It may be evidence of the validity of efficiency-wage theories.
• B)It may in some cases be a response by employers to the moral hazard problem.
• C)It may in some cases be a response by employers to the lemons problem.
• D)It may in some cases be a response by employers to a hidden characteristic problem.

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