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by mspecter 2616 days ago
Sure, though, to be pedantic, a common example of moral hazard is the increased likelihood of driving recklessly in the presence of mandatory seat belts. See https://web.stanford.edu/~leinav/pubs/RESTAT2003.pdf
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That’s not a moral hazard. The word doesn’t even appear in the paper. It’s just an example of somewhat efficiently choosing a different point on the risk/reward continuum when the payoffs change.

A moral hazard is choosing a selfish course of action with negative external effects.