Namen.D. Number: Chapter 15 or 28 Income Distribution and Poverty: Preclass & In. Class Activities Packet Section: Part 3. Discussion Questions and Problems I _ What percentage Of total money income did the owest Of households receive in 2015 in 2 (page 5)? The fourth fifth? 2. The Gini Coefficient (GC) for country "R is 025, and for country "B' it is 0 22. Therefore, tattom 10 percent Of income recipients in B' have a greaW percentage Of he total income than the bottom 10 percent Of the income recipients in DO agree or disagree? Why? 3. Would you greater income inequality country Where there is great disparity age, country Where there is little disparity in age? Explain 4. Compare the LJ S. dishutzn in with the ircorne distribution in 2015 in 2 (page 5). Has LIS income inequality increased or decreased? What percentage Of total money income did the top fifth Of LIS households receive in 2015? 5. What role might each Of following play in to income inequality? a. Risk taking: b. Education : c Innate abilitsand attributes 6. Welfare rzipients would rather receive cash benefits than inkird benefits, but rmch Of the welfare system provides inkind Is there any reason for not giving recipients their welfare benefits way they want to receive them? Would it be better to move to a welfare System that provides benefits only in cash? 7 _ What is the effect Of on income dishution? 8. C.an people live in poverty at tie same time that a smaller percentage Of pe'ple live poverty? Explain. 9. }--bw would you determine whether Wage difference between individuals due to discrimination? 10 it possibE for everyone's real income to rise even income distribution ina SOOetyhas become rnore Give exam* to answer.