QUESTION 10 According to OECD data (see the link below), the income inequality as measured by the ratio of 90-to-10 percentiles was 4.3 in 2018. Which of the following statements is impossible? https://data.oecd.org/ineguality/income-inequality.htm The ratio of 90-to-10 percentiles of incomes for France was 3.5 in 2018. The ratio of 80-to-20 percentiles of incomes for Australia was 4.9 in 2018. The ratio of 90-to-10 percentiles of incomes for United States was 6.3 in 2018. The ratio of 90-to-50 percentiles of incomes for Canada was 1.9 in 2017. The ratio of 80-to-50 percentiles of incomes for Poland was 1.6 in 2018.

QUESTION 10 According to OECD data (see the link below), the income inequality as measured by the ratio of 90-to-10 percentiles was 4.3 in 2018. Which of the following statements is impossible? https://data.oecd.org/ineguality/income-inequality.htm The ratio of 90-to-10 percentiles of incomes for France was 3.5 in 2018. The ratio of 80-to-20 percentiles of incomes for Australia was 4.9 in 2018. The ratio of 90-to-10 percentiles of incomes for United States was 6.3 in 2018. The ratio of 90-to-50 percentiles of incomes for Canada was 1.9 in 2017. The ratio of 80-to-50 percentiles of incomes for Poland was 1.6 in 2018.

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Chapter15: Poverty And Economic Inequality

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