Since Depositors,like Any Lender,only Receive Fixed Payments While the Bank

question 47

Multiple Choice

Since depositors,like any lender,only receive fixed payments while the bank keeps any surplus profits,they face the ________ problem that banks may take on too ________ risk.

• A)adverse selection;little
• B)adverse selection;much
• C)moral hazard;little
• D)moral hazard;much

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Definitions:

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning they are available for everyone to use without reducing availability to others, such as public parks or national defense.

Common Resources

Resources that are non-excludable but rivalrous, meaning they are available to everyone, but one person's use diminishes another's ability to use it.

Nonrival in Consumption

A characteristic of some goods where one person's consumption does not reduce the availability of the good for consumption by others.

Nonexcludable

A characteristic of a good or service where it is not possible to prevent people who have not paid for it from having access to it.