Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adverse selection

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: ad-verse s-e-lec-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process by which the price and quantity of goods or services in a given market is altered due to one party having information that the other party cannot have at reasonable cost.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It is adverse selection that leads US workers who anticipate high family medical expenditure to seek employers with superior health insurance coverage for their employees."
"The large number of "lemons" in the used-car market is the result of adverse selection."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

moral hazard self-selection

Frequently Paired Words

lemon moral hazard self-selection

Synonyms

anti-selection

Questions

What does adverse selection mean?: The process by which the price and quantity of goods or services in a given market is altered due to one party having information that the other party cannot have at reasonable cost.

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