Adverse selection and moral hazard arise because of

A) asymmetric information.
B) selection problems.
C) risk aversion.
D) mechanism designs for dealing with informational problems.

Asymmetric Information

A situation in which one party in a transaction has more or better information than the other, often leading to an imbalance in the transaction.

Adverse Selection

A situation where the lack of symmetric information between buyers and sellers leads to transactions in which less desirable goods or services are more likely to be selected.

Moral Hazard

A situation where one party is more likely to take risks because they know the negative consequences will be borne by another party.