Step by Step solution please Use the Lorenz curve diagram to answer the questions.a. Did the distribution of income become more equal in2020 than it was in 2019, or less equal?It becameequal in 2020.b. If area A = 2,150, area B = 250, and area C = 2,600,calculate the Gini coefficient for 2019 and the Ginicoefficient for 2020.The Gini coefficient for 2019 isrounded to two decimal places.)The Gini coefficient for 2020 isrounded to two decimal places.)(Enter your response(Enter your response☐☐☐Income (cumulative percent)100-90-80-70-60-201950-202040-AB30-20-10-0020406080100Households (cumulative percent)

Step 1:Formula to find Gini coefficient Gini coefficient=Area above Lorenz curve+Area below Lorenz…

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Chapter12: Income Distribution, Poverty, And Discrimination

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If a country had perfect income equality what would the Lorenz curve look like?
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Describe how a push for economic equality might reduce incentives to work and produce output. Then describe how a push for economic inequality might nut have such effects.
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What do you think is more important to focus on when considering inequality: income inequality or wealth inequality?
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The following income distribution data are for Brazil. Quintile Percent Share Lowest 20% 3.0% Second quintile 6.9% Third quintile 11.8% Fourth quintile 19.6% Highest 20% 58.7% Highest 10% 43.0% a. Carefully graph the Lorenz curve, labeling the axes. b. Brazil’s national income is about $300 billion. What is the approximate dollar income of the bottom 20%? Bottom 40%?
A Lorenz curve is a graph whose axes measure the: a. total amount of income in dollars on one axis and the total number of individuals or families receiving that income or a lower one on the other. b. percentage of people (10 percent, 20 percent, etc.) on one axis and the percentage of total income received by the lowest 10 percent, the lowest 20 percent, etc., on the other. c. number of individuals or families receiving a certain income on one axis and the percentage of the total population represented by that number on the other. d. number of individuals or families in different occupations on one axis and the median income received in that occupation on the other. e. income classes (e.g., $0 to $1999 and $2000 to $3999) on one axis and the percentage of individuals or families in each such income class on the other.
1. An economy's Lorenz Curve reveals that an economy's highest income quintile has 65% of the economy's income while the lowest income quintile only has 5% of the economy's income. Solely based on the Lorenz Curve, is this distribution of income fair? Why or why not? 2. To combat income inequality and to generate increased tax revenues to fund expenditures, government officials decide to aggressively increase how progressive income taxes are, so much so that the top income earners are marginally taxed 90% of their income (and while this marginal tax rate may seem oppressive, these top income earners still have more than enough income to satisfy all of their needs and all but the most extravagant of wants - basically, these earners have more than enough money). Argue why this tax policy is a fair approach to fund government expenditures. Why might this tax policy fail to achieve its objectives (tax revenues would actually decline as a result)?
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