ESSENTIALS OF ECONOMICS
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Author: SCHILLER
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Chapter 2, Problem 8P
To determine
(a)
Average per capita income of nations where the highest-income decile gets at least half of the total income.
To determine
(b)
Average per capita income of nations where the highest-income decile gets less than 30 percent of total income.
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