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Chapter20: Income Inequality And Poverty
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The $1.4 billion trick to make us accept income inequality
Lotteries take money from the poor and redistribute it unequally. The poor, the uneducated, and minorities play the lottery
the most, and it takes a big chunk of their income.
Source: The Huffington Post, January 12, 2016
If the news clip is correct, how does a lottery change the distribution of income? Draw two Lorenz curves to illustrate your
answer.
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Lotteries result in the distribution of income
OA. becoming more unequal
OB. becoming more equal
OC. remaining unchanged
Draw the Lorenz curve in a country that does not have lotteries. Label it Before.
Draw the Lorenz curve for the country after the introduction of lotteries. Label it After.
>>> To reposition the label click on the cross by the label box and drag it.
Cumulative percentage of income
100-
80-
60-
0
20
40
60
80
100
Cumulative percentage of households
>>> Draw only the objects specified in the question.
40-
20-
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