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Chapter 8: Q.17 (page 236)
How can the existence of asymmetric information provide a rationale for government regulation of financial markets?
Adverse selection and moral hazards are caused by the asymmetric information problem.
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Which relationship would you expect to exist between measures of corruption and living standards at the country level? Explain by which channel corruption might affect living standards.
Go to the St. Louis Federal Reserve FRED database and find data on net worth of households (TNWBSHNO) and the net percentage of domestic banks tightening standards for auto loans (STDSAUTO). Adjust the units setting for the net worth indicator to 鈥淧ercent Change from Year Ago,鈥� and download the data into a spreadsheet.
a. Calculate the average, over the most recent four quarters and the four quarters prior to that, for the bank standards indicator and the 鈥減ercent change in net worth鈥� indicator. Do these averages behave as you would expect?
b. Use the Data Analysis tool in Excel to calculate the correlation coefficient for the two data series from 2011:Q2 to the most recent quarter of data available. What can you conclude about the relationship between the net worth of households and bank auto lending standards? Is this result consistent with efforts to reduce asymmetric information?
You wish to hire Ron to manage your Dallas operations. The profits from the operations depend partially on how hard Ron works, as follows
If Ron is lazy, he will surf the Internet all day, and he views this as a zero-cost opportunity. However, Ron views working hard as a 鈥減ersonal cost鈥� valued at $2000. What fixed percentage of the profits should you offer Ron? Assume Ron cares only about his expected payment less any 鈥減ersonal cost.鈥�
You own a house worth $800,000 that is located on a river bank. If the river floods moderately, the house will be completely destroyed. This happens about once every 50 years. If you build a seawall, the river would have to flood heavily to destroy your house, which only happens about once every 200 years. What would be the annual premium for a flood insurance policy that offers full insurance? For a policy that pays only 70% of the home value, what are your expected costs with and without a seawall? Do the different policies provide an incentive to be safer (i.e., to build the seawall) ?
Suppose that in a given bond market, there is currently no information that can help potential bond buyers to distinguish between bonds. Which bond issuers have an incentive to disclose information about their companies? Explain why.
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