EP ECONOMICS,AP EDITION-CONNECT ACCESS
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ISBN: 9780021403455
Author: McConnell
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Chapter 21, Problem 9DQ
Sub Part (a):
To determine
Impact of equal income distribution.
Sub Part (b):
To determine
Impact of equal income distribution on poverty.
Sub Part (c):
To determine
Whether the traditional point of view of redistribution is valid or not.
Sub Part (d):
To determine
Conservative point of view.
Sub Part (e):
To determine
Impact of Capitalism and Democracy on society.
Sub part (f):
To determine
Trade off of the equal income distribution.
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Do you agree or disagree? Explain your reasoning. “There need be no trade-off between equality and efficiency. An ‘efficient’ economy that yields an income distribution that many regard as unfair may cause those with meager incomes to become discouraged and stop trying. So efficiency may be undermined. A fairer distribution of rewards may generate a higher average productive effort on the part of the population, thereby enhancing efficiency. If people think they are playing a fair economic game and this belief causes them to try harder, an economy with an equitable income distribution may be efficient as well.
Suppose a two-person household. Person 1 has h1 units of time available and takes l1 units of leisure time, and person 2 has h2 units of time available and takes l2 units of leisure time. Collectively, the two persons in the household care about their total consumption c, and their total leisure l=l1+l2, and they have preferences over their total consumption and total leisure just as specified in the course. But person 1 faces a market wage w1, and person 2 faces a market wage w2, with w1 > w2.
1) Draw the budget constraint faced by the two-person household. What will the household do, that is, how much does each household member work?
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