Discover how moral hazard fueled risky behaviors that led to the 2008 financial crisis, and explore strategies to mitigate such risks in the financial sector.

2021 FEB 25 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- New research on Economics - Economic Behavior and Organization is the subject of a report. According to news ...

The fallout from Silicon Valley Bank’s failure has revived some of those financial crisis buzzwords we really, really hoped we wouldn’t have to say again. “Bailout,” “emergency lending facility” and ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 16: An ambulance sits parked on the plaza outside the U.S. Capitol March 16, 2020. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) A collective millions of small and medium-sized ...

We study a two-period moral hazard problem with risk-neutral and wealthconstrained agents and three identical tasks. We show that the allocation of tasks over time is important if there is a capacity ...

"Moral hazard" involves someone taking an action that will benefit them if it succeeds, while knowing they won't have to bear the consequences if it doesn't. The term is typically used to describe an ...

Explore conditionality, its role in international aid, loan agreements, and public welfare, and understand its various types, applications, and potential criticisms.

The Economic Issues series aims to make available to a broad readership of nonspecialists some of the economic research being produced on topical issues by IMF staff. The series draws mainly from IMF ...

As a Jesuit priest and professor of finance, I am often asked: How can a member of the clergy be involved in such a field? My response is that I am following in the footsteps of noted clergymen, not ...

During one of the Presidential TV debates, Representative Ron Paul was asked whether a person who does not choose to purchase health insurance coverage should later be refused medical treatment if ...

Moody’s Investors Service believes that while the mass forgiveness of student loans would provide a moderate boost to the economy, doing so could also create a “moral hazard” and other long-term risks ...