moral hazard

noun

Definitions

  1. The prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it…

    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.

    • And what about moral hazard—or concern that protecting the system, however errant the behaviour of certain bankers, will encourage more folly in the future?
    • Pyne said the uncapped scheme introduced a “moral hazard” because it encouraged employers and workers to agree to overgenerous redundancy entitlements, knowing taxpayers would foot the bill if the company failed.

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