moral hazard

English

Noun

moral hazard (usually uncountable, plural moral hazards)

1. (economics, insurance) The prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk.

Translations

prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk

• Catalan: risc moral (ca) m
• Dutch: moreel wangedrag, moreel risico
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• French: hasard moral m

See also

• adverse selection