During the Early 1930s,the Fed Was Reluctant to Rescue Nonsolvent

question 72

Multiple Choice

During the early 1930s,the Fed was reluctant to rescue nonsolvent banks out of fear of encouraging

• A) moral hazard.
• B) adverse selection.
• C) bank run.
• D) sovereign debt crisis.

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