8. Targeting interest rates can be procyclical because

Because
checking accounts are liquid for the depositor than passbook savings,
they earn interest rates.

Which
of the following statements is false?

A
clause in a debt contract requiring that the borrower purchase
insurance against loss of the asset financed with the loan is called
a

Equity
contracts account for a small fraction of external funds raised by
American businesses because

The
principal-agent
problem

The
concept of adverse selection helps to explain all of the following
except

The
presence of ________ in financial markets leads to adverse selection
and moral hazard  


problems
that interfere with the efficient functioning of financial markets.

The
current structure of financial markets can be best understood as the
result of attempts by financial market participants to

)
) If you default on your auto loan, your car will be repossessed
because it has been pledged as ________ for the loan.

One
purpose of regulation of financial markets is to