Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
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In recent years, as the gap between the rich and the poor has increased, the Lorenz curve has
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Which of these is true about the Lorenz curve?
a. allows us to rank all countries by the degree of poverty.
b. allows us to rank all countries by the degree of inequality.
c. is an incomplete measure of inequality.
d. is a measure of the wealth of a country.
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In a certain country, the population consists of five blue people and five green people. Each green person has an income of $2 per year. Each blue person has an income of $6 per year.a. Draw the Lorenz Curve for this country.b. On your diagram from Part a, indicate clearly what area you would divide by what other area to calculate the Gini Coefficient.c. Calculate the Gini Coefficient. Show your work.
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