Essays about: "Moral hazard"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 68 essays containing the words Moral hazard.

  1. 36. Are Banks in Switzerland Too-Big-To-Fail?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Aleksandra Mraovic; Qian Zhang; [2014]
    Keywords : Too-big-to-fail; Credit Default Swaps; CreditGrades model; Structural model; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Too-big-to-fail has been a subject of controversy and has gained much attention in the course of the sub-prime financial crisis 2007-2009. Subjects related under this topic for instance are usually about the excessive risk taken by the government, and moral hazard. READ MORE

  3. 37. Remittances, Moral Hazard and Monitoring: A Study on the Effects of Microfinance Institutions' Monitoring on Opportunistic Remittance Receivers

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Sara Bivebäck; Nga Nguyen; [2014]
    Keywords : remittances; moral hazard; monitoring; labor supply; microfinance;

    Abstract : The canonical tradeoff between risks and incentives is in this study applied in a new setting: between a migrant and her relatives remaining at home. Receiving monetary remittances (private cash or in kind transfers) from the migrant reduces the risk of income shortfalls, which simultaneously creates disincentives for the receivers at home to work. READ MORE

  4. 38. Does Institutional Quality Determine Aid Allocation?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johan Sigroth; [2013-10-17]
    Keywords : aid effectiveness; institutional quality; General Budget Support;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to address the allocation of development aid in relation to institutional quality of recipient countries by focusing on General Budget Support (GBS) – an aid modality associated with increased aid effectiveness and un-earmarked funds to recipient governments that display high institutional quality, but also with risks of moral hazard. The thesis departs from a theoretical framework based on previous research concerned with aid allocation and an on-going debate on aid effectiveness taking place within main donor organizations. READ MORE

  5. 39. Does the Subsidy of Dental Care Lead to Overtreatment?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sara Dalin; Ellen Wolff; [2013-07-01]
    Keywords : subsidity; overtreatment; moral hazard; supplier-induced demand; RE model;

    Abstract : We examine the prevalence of moral hazard on the Swedish dental market. Dentists can use their information advantage to induce demand but are constrained by patients’ ability to pay, suggesting that subsidies facilitate inducement. Furthermore, patients’ demand for dental care may increase under extensive subsidy following from decreased costs. READ MORE

  6. 40. The separation of commercial and investment banking: A literature review

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Filip Reinholdson; Henrik Olsson; [2012-06-29]
    Keywords : Commercial investment banking; Conflicts of interest; Diversification; Glass-Steagall; Gramm-Leach-Bliley; Moral hazard; Separation; Too big to fail; Universal banking; Vickers report; Volcker rule;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to survey the academic literature concerning the separation of commercial and investment banking, and to serve as a basis for future research. We provide a review of 75 papers showing that there is no unanimous evidence either for or against the argument that a separation of commercial and investment banking would be more beneficial for society overall. READ MORE