adverse selection
adverse selection noun: the process by which the price and quantity of goods or services in a given market is altered due to one party having information that the other party cannot have at reasonable cost.
Noun
adverse selection (uncountable)
- The process by which the price and quantity of goods or services in a given market is altered due to one party having information that the other party cannot have at reasonable cost.
- It is adverse selection that leads US workers who anticipate high family medical expenditure to seek employers with superior health insurance coverage for their employees.
- The large number of "lemons" in the used-car market is the result of adverse selection.
adverse selection meaning in Tamil
adverse selection in Tamil
- பாதகத் தேர்வு, தரமற்ற முதலீட்டுத் தேர்வு
Questions about adverse selection
- What does adverse selection mean?
- Adverse selection means the process by which the price and quantity of goods or services in a given market is altered due to one party having information that the other party cannot have at reasonable cost.
- What is adverse selection in Tamil?
- Adverse selection in Tamil is பாதகத் தேர்வு, தரமற்ற முதலீட்டுத் தேர்வு. See Adverse selection meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is adverse selection?
- Adverse selection is a noun.
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