Why does the failure to adjust the poverty line for regional differences in living costs lead to an understatement of poverty in some states and an overstatement of poverty in others? Note:-

Question 9 In Country X there are only two income levels: $10,000 and $40,000. Twenty million individuals earn the low income and twenty million earn the high income. The Gini coefficient associated with this income distribution is given by 0.70 0.30 0.35 0.65

Instructions: 1.    Refer to the MCONNEL TEXTBOOK CHAPTER 23.  DON'T USE ANY OTHER SOURCES Describe the distribution of income in the United States by personal income categories by households and quintile distribution by households. Explain how a Lorenz curve is used to describe income inequality. Define Gini ratio List seven causes of an unequal income distribution. State and evaluate the cases for and against income inequality. Define poverty as the Federal government does. Identify the rate of poverty in the U.S., and the incidence of poverty for various demographic groups, including African Americans, Hispanics, and female-headed households; identify some of the reasons for the poverty of each group. Define social insurance. Describe the major social insurance programs. What is a public assistance program? Describe the major public assistance (welfare) programs.

What is a common way to measure income inequality? Group of answer choices A)Dividing ranked households into equal groups. B)Compare the incomes of the highest income people to the incomes of the lowest income people on a monthly basis. C)Use the IRS data to compare the income of the 20 highest income people to the income of the 20 lowest income people. D)Compare the purchasing power of the highest income people to the purchasing power of the lowest income people.

-what are some of the dimensions of economic inequality and what is considered income?

Which statements are TRUE?   A. Modern sector enlargement assures a better Lorenz Curve for a nation. B. The average poverty gap measures the sum of the differences the income of each person from the absolute poverty line. C. The multidimensional poverty index gives equal weight to all eight indicators. D. The normalized income shortfall is a measure of income inequality.

1. Income distribution, poverty, and discrimination - Key terms For each of the following definitions, choose the correct term from the dropdown list in the table. Definition An income tax plan in which families below a specified level of income receive cash payments that decline as their incomes rise and in which families above the specified level of income pay taxes A public assistance program that requires able-bodied adults to work to remain eligible for welfare benefits Government payments in the form of goods or services, such as food stamps For each of the following U.S. government programs, select the program description. Program Program Description TANF Medicaid Unemployment compensation Term

Poverty profiles can play an important role in understanding poverty and formulating poverty reduction policies. Provide some specific examples to illustrate how poverty can be constructed and how they can be utilized to design policies

Find an existing national coalition active on economic inequality and evaluate it using the following criteria. How does the coalition define the problem they are seeking to address? Is the coalition centered more on the problem, a concrete solution or solutions, or both? Explain. What decision makers does the coalition appear to target? Who are some of the members of the coalition? To what extent is the membership evident of the coalition "drafting for talent and need"? Does the coalition have any high profile champions? If yes, who? How does the coalition keep its members engaged?

3. Comparing Gini coefficients of different countries Aa Aa The following diagram shows the Lorenz curves for three countries. Country X's Lorenz curve is shown in blue, Country Y's Lorenz curve is shown in red, and Country Z's Lorenz curve is shown in green. Region I is the area above Country X's Lorenz curve and below the 45-degree line. Region II is the area below Country X's Lorenz curve and above Country Y's Lorenz curve. Region III is the area below Country Y's Lorenz curve and above Country Z's Lorenz curve. Region IV is the area below Country Z's Lorenz curve. INCOME (Cumulative percent) 100 80 60 40 20 0 The Gini coefficient for Country Z is given by Couny X 20 Country Y Country Z 11 III 60 IV 40 100 HOUSEHOLDS (Cumulative percent) 80 has the highest Gini coefficient.