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A government introduces a fully subsidized coastal relief fund that guarantees to cover 100% of the reconstruction costs for any residential property damaged by coastal erosion or storms. Following the implementation of this policy, property owners in these high-risk areas stop maintaining private sea-defence barriers and increasingly construct additional seaside extensions.

This situation is an example of:

Market signaling

Adverse selection

Moral hazard

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