adverse selection
collocation in Englishmeaningsofadverseandselection
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adverse
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈæd.vɜːs/us/ædˈvɝːs/
having a negative or harmful effect ...
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selection
noun
uk/sɪˈlek.ʃən/us/səˈlek.ʃən/
the act of choosing someone ...
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(Definition ofadverseandselectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofadverse selection
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Theadverseselectionarises because the population of purchasers is not the same as the general population in a material aspect.
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One possible driver of premium increases isadverseselection.
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Without moral hazard, optimal contracts could be designed exclusively to preventadverseselection.
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Among the industry funds, compulsory funds are most efficient, possibly because they do not need to compete for clients or suffer fromadverseselection.
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Treatment opportunities are maintained and there is noadverseselection, but insurance opportunities may be reduced for those with positive test results.
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A moratorium maintains both treatment and insurance opportunities for individuals, but imposesadverseselectioncosts on the insurance industry.
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If the exchange charged the same premium to all traders it could lead toadverseselectionand/or moral hazard problems.
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Yet, as there is for mental health benefits (5),adverseselectionmay create a disincentive for plans to provide state-of-the-art consumer health information.
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Many papers about market imperfections andadverseselectionhave been published.
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Papers on this area introduce several devices to fight againstadverseselection, moral hazard, or liquidity shocks in order to make intermediaries arise endogenously.
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However, the treatment ofadverseselectionis puzzling.
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This sentence doesn't really explain the meaning ofadverseselection; moreover, it also doesn't tell the reader whyadverseselectionis a problem.
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A key question therefore is the magnitude of the costs caused byadverseselection.
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First, as such schemes are universal there are no problems ofadverseselection.
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We back up our claim with empirical evidence thatadverseselectionexplanations of reshuffles fall short in many respects.
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Therefore, the coefficient of the guarantee variable may not provide a robust test foradverseselection.
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A more precise specification is covered below in connection with options pricing, withadverseselectionaspects also ignored for the moment.
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There is conflicting empirical evidence on the size of theadverseselectionproblem in practice.
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Voluntary participation with common premia then runs the risk of familiaradverseselectionproblems.
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Because of hidden information, principals may select agents who have preferences that are bound to conflict with theirs (problem ofadverseselection).
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