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Moral Hazard Induced by Bailout Expectations
The expectation that a government may bail out a failing bank creates a moral hazard. This leads banks to engage in riskier behavior, such as increasing leverage or making speculative loans, because they anticipate that potential profits are private while catastrophic losses may be socialized. This behavior increases the overall systemic risk in the economy.
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