An Increase in Asymmetric Information That Increases Financial Frictions Will

question 70

Multiple Choice

An increase in asymmetric information that increases financial frictions will tend to ________.

• A)increase the moral hazard and adverse selection problems in credit markets
• B)decrease financial frictions
• C)improve market efficiency
• D)decrease the moral hazard problem

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