Which of the Following Can Create Inefficiency and Deadweight Loss

question 99

Multiple Choice

Which of the following can create inefficiency and deadweight loss?

• A) Moral hazard can create inefficiency and deadweight loss but adverse selection cannot.
• B) Adverse selection can create inefficiency and deadweight loss but moral hazard cannot.
• C) Both moral hazard and adverse selection can create inefficiency and deadweight loss.
• D) Neither moral hazard nor adverse selection can create inefficiency and deadweight loss.
• E) None of the above answers is correct because whether inefficiency and deadweight loss are created depends on whether the moral hazard and adverse selection affect demanders or suppliers.

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Definitions:

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