The Gini Coefficient Is

question 57

Multiple Choice

The Gini coefficient is:

• A) another name for the Gini-Lorenz coefficient.
• B) another name for the Lorenz curve.
• C) perhaps the most widely used measure of income inequality.
• D) a method of studying quintiles.

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