When New Professors Are Hired,their Job Performance Is Monitored Closely

question 129

Multiple Choice

When new professors are hired,their job performance is monitored closely.If they meet their institution's standards,they will eventually receive tenure.After receiving tenure,professors' job performance is less closely monitored,and they become difficult to fire.Tenure thus creates

• A) adverse selection.
• B) a Condorcet paradox.
• C) a screening problem.
• D) moral hazard.

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Definitions:

Internal Rate of Return

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Net Cash Flows

The difference between a company's cash inflows and outflows over a specified period.

Average Investment

A metric used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment or to compare the efficiency of a number of different investments.

Net Present Value Method

A method used in capital budgeting to evaluate the profitability of an investment or project by calculating the difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows over a period of time.