Table 141 Incomes in Pololand -According to the Gini Coefficient,income EQUALITY in the United States

question 18

Multiple Choice

Table 14.1 Incomes in Pololand
$$\begin{array} { l l l l l } & \text { Period 1 } & \text { Period 2 } & \text { Period 3 } & \text { Period 4 } \\\hline \text { Thomas } & \$ 50,000 & \$ 40,000 & \$ 60,000 & \$ 100,000 \\\text { Nina } & \$ 40,000 & \$ 40,000 & \$ 40,000 & \$ 80,000 \\\text { Becky } & \$ 30,000 & \$ 30,000 & \$ 30,000 & \$ 60,000 \\\text { Rose } & \$ 20,000 & \$ 20,000 & \$ 20,000 & \$ 40,000 \\\text { Charlie } & \$ 10,000 & \$ 20,000 & \$ 0 & \$ 20,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-According to the Gini coefficient,income EQUALITY in the United States during the 1980s

• A) increased.
• B) remained unchanged.
• C) decreased.
• D) increased, because the Gini coefficient increased.

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Definitions:

Money Supply

The overall pool of economic resources in terms of money available at a particular time in an economy, including coins, paper money, and deposits in savings and checking accounts.

Fed

Short for the Federal Reserve, which is the central banking system of the United States, responsible for monetary policy.

Required Reserve Ratio

The fraction of deposits that banks are required by law to keep on hand or with the central bank as a reserve.

M1 Money Supply

A category of money supply that includes all physical money like coins and currency, as well as demand deposits and other liquid assets held by the central bank.