People's Incomes Are Relatively Low When They Are Young, Reach

question 57

Multiple Choice

People's incomes are relatively low when they are young, reach a peak in middle age, and then decline.This fact helps explain

• A)the wide variations of Gini ratios among nations.
• B)the equality-efficiency trade-off.
• C)why the lifetime distribution of income is more equal than the distribution in any given year.
• D)why the lifetime distribution of income is less equal than the distribution in any given year.

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