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Asymmetric Information
3. Two types of asymmetric information a. Adverse Selection
Asymmetric Information before transaction occurs Potential borrowers most likely to produce adverse outcomes are ones most likely to seek loans and be selected Eg. Akerlofs Lemons applied to finance
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Asymmetric Information II
b. Moral Hazard
Asymmetric information after transaction occurs Hazard that borrower has incentives to engage in undesirable activities making it more likely that loan wont be paid back E.g. Borrowed funds are used for another purpose.
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