The Concept of Adverse Selection Helps to Explain

question 31

Multiple Choice

The concept of adverse selection helps to explain

• A)why collateral is not a common feature of many debt contracts.
• B)why large,well-established corporations find it so difficult to borrow funds in securities markets.
• C)why financial markets are among the most heavily regulated sectors of the economy.
• D)why stocks are the most important source of external financing for businesses.

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Definitions:

Biogeochemical Cycle

A nutrient moves among environmental reservoirs and into and out of food webs.

Earth's Sediments

Particles of organic or inorganic material that have been transported and deposited by wind, water, or ice, forming layers on the Earth's surface.

Biological Components

Essential elements, structures, or molecules that are part of or necessary for the living organisms' life cycles and processes.

Phosphorus

A chemical element, essential for life, involved in many cellular processes, including energy transfer and the structure of DNA and RNA.