Because In-Kind Transfers Are Not Accounted for in Standard Measures

question 12

Multiple Choice

Because in-kind transfers are not accounted for in standard measures of income distribution, the standard measures of income distribution

• A) accurately represent the true inequality of living standards.
• B) understate the inequality of living standards.
• C) exaggerate the inequality of living standards.
• D) could exaggerate or understate the inequality of living standards depending on whether the transfers are goods or services.

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