In an Effort to Make the Distribution of Income More

question 41

Multiple Choice

In an effort to make the distribution of income more nearly equal, the government of a country passes a tax law that changes the Lorenz curve from for 2004 to for 2005. Find the Gini coefficient of income for both years. Round your answer to six decimal places. ​

• A) 2004: 0.331754 2005: 0.234910
• B) 2004: 0.434783 2005: 0.316194
• C) 2004: 0.268199 2005: 0.186871
• D) 2004: 0.225080 2005: 0.155144
• E) 2004: 0.630631 2005: 0.483492

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