moral hazard
in economics, situation creating an incentive to take more risk (or otherwise change one's behavior) when another party will bear the costs
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moral hazard
Summary
moral hazard is an economic concept[1]. It draws 316 Wikipedia views per month (economic_concept category, ranking #22 of 213).[2]
Key Facts
- moral hazard's instance of is recorded as economic concept[3].
- moral hazard is a type of perverse incentive[4].
- moral hazard is a type of unintended consequences[5].
- moral hazard's different from is recorded as morality[6].
- moral hazard's different from is recorded as temptation[7].
- moral hazard's studied by is recorded as economics[8].
- moral hazard's studied by is recorded as economics of insurance[9].
- moral hazard's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10].
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Definition and Type
moral hazard's instance of is recorded as economic concept[3]. Recorded subclass of include perverse incentive[4] and unintended consequences[5].
Why It Matters
moral hazard draws 316 Wikipedia views per month (economic_concept category, ranking #22 of 213).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]