Asymmetric Information Risk Aversion and Capital Market Efficiency

The Arrow-Lind Theorem is generally interpreted as implying that risk-averse investors will reject some projects that the public sector is justified in accepting. However, it is left unexplained why the market fails to provide efficient risk sharing arrangements. This paper argues that neither moral hazard nor asymmetric information provide plausible foundations for the underinvestment contention.

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