The Concept of Adverse Selection Helps to Explain

question 14

Multiple Choice

The concept of adverse selection helps to explain

• A) which firms are more likely to obtain funds from banks and other financial intermediaries, rather than from the securities markets.
• B) why indirect finance is more important than direct finance as a source of business finance.
• C) why direct finance is more important than indirect finance as a source of business finance.
• D) only A and B of the above.
• E) only A and C of the above.

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