Question

One result of asymmetric information about people's ability to repay a loan is that: a bank could make many loans to people who don't pay them back. lenders are better off than with perfect information. banks will not make loans. loans will only be made to people who don't pay them back.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option (a) is correct.

Explanation:

Asymmetric information refers to the situation in which one of two parties involved in the transaction having more information than the other party.

It is evident that an asymmetric information is associated with all types of economic transaction. It is mostly associated with the insurance industry and banking industry.

In our case, banks have less information about the borrower's loan repaying capability and could make many loans to the people who will be the defaulters.

There are two problems arises from the asymmetric information:

(i) Moral hazard

(ii) Adverse selection