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The Birthplace of a Concept: Moral Hazard in Early Insurance Markets

The term 'moral hazard' was coined within the insurance industry, not in other fields like employment or lending where similar issues of hidden action can exist. Analyze the specific characteristics of the relationship between an insurer and an insured party that made this environment particularly prone to the problem of reduced precaution, leading to the formal identification and naming of this concept.

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