Which of the Following Changes Would Tend to Increase Measured

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following changes would tend to increase measured income inequality?

• A) An increasing proportion of retired people in the population.
• B) An increase in the number of divorced people.
• C) An increasing proportion of high income earning women marry high income earning men.
• D) All of the above

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