Instructions: Use the interactive tool to plot Lorenz curves for the information in the table. Quintile 1st % of Income, United States, 5 2010 % of Income, Bangladesh, 2010 9 2nd 10 13 3rd 14 16 United States data from Census.gov, before-tax income, rounded to 1/100ths. Data for Bangladesh from WorldBank.org, rounded to 1/100ths. 4th 20 21 5th 51 41 Report your answers to two decimal places. According to these data, the Gini coefficient for the United States in 2010 is The Gini coefficient for Bangladesh in 2010 is These data indicate that in 2010, income inequality is [(Click to select) in the United States compared to Bangladesh.

Instructions: Use the interactive tool to plot Lorenz curves for the information in the table. Quintile 1st % of Income, United States, 5 2010 % of Income, Bangladesh, 2010 9 2nd 10 13 3rd 14 16 United States data from Census.gov, before-tax income, rounded to 1/100ths. Data for Bangladesh from WorldBank.org, rounded to 1/100ths. 4th 20 21 5th 51 41 Report your answers to two decimal places. According to these data, the Gini coefficient for the United States in 2010 is The Gini coefficient for Bangladesh in 2010 is These data indicate that in 2010, income inequality is [(Click to select) in the United States compared to Bangladesh.

Principles of Economics, 7th Edition (MindTap Course List)

7th Edition

ISBN:9781285165875

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter20: Income Inequality And Poverty

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