Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action Program at University of Texas. Abigail Fisher, right, with Edward Blum, director of the Project on Fair Representation, left the Supreme Court in Washington after oral arguments in her case last December. Her case argued the University of Texas, Austin, had denied her admission based on her race.
Insider Trading. Insider trading is a poorly defined concept with roots in adverse selection theory and the efficient market hypothesis (EMH). The popular notion is that insiders have an unfair advantage because they possess materially significant and non-public information â an informational asymmetry.
Definition: Adverse selection is a phenomenon wherein the insurer is confronted with the probability of loss due to risk not factored in at the time of sale.