LABOR ECONOMICS
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Chapter 7, Problem 6P
a)
To determine
The difference between income inequality and wealth inequality.
b)
To determine
Potential policies of inequality.
c)
To determine
The policy in which the government gives more focus.
d)
To determine
The way in which sensitive inequality measures are to the choice of measure.
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