Explain how adverse selection might impact the market for unemployment insurance.

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1] The Economist (2020) reports on changes made to unemployment insurance (UI) in the USA as part of the federal response to COVID-19. Explain how adverse selection might impact the market for unemployment insurance. Discuss if there a role for government intervention. Describe any moral hazard issues that might arise from government subsidised unemployment insurance. Assess the impact of the emergency changes to UI in the USA. 


2] The Guardian (2019) describes how technological advances may bring precision medicine to all. Assess how changes in medical technology, especially enhanced diagnosis from precision medicine, may impact the market for medical insurance in relation to adverse selection, moral hazard and equity


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