Consider an economy with 10,000 individuals. Of them, 5,000 each earn ($25,000;) 3,000 each earn ($40,000;) and

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Consider an economy with 10,000 individuals. Of them, 5,000 each earn \($25,000;\) 3,000 each earn \($40,000;\) and 2,000 each earn \($100,000\).

(a) What is the Gini coefficient for this economy?

(b) What would the Gini coefficient be if the wealthiest 2,000 individuals were taxed 30% of their income with the proceeds being transferred to the 5,000 poorest individuals?

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Labor Economics

ISBN: 9781260565522

8th Edition

Authors: George Borjas

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