Chapter 30: Q.2 - Critical Thinking Questions (page 686)
Could it be rational for someone to choose to be uninsured and pay an annual $250 penalty? Explain your reasoning.
Short Answer
It will be rational for someone to pay an annualpenalty
Chapter 30: Q.2 - Critical Thinking Questions (page 686)
Could it be rational for someone to choose to be uninsured and pay an annual $250 penalty? Explain your reasoning.
It will be rational for someone to pay an annualpenalty
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Explain why the productivity standard for the distribution of income entails rewarding people based on their contribution to society's total output. Why does the productivity standard typically fail to yield an equal distribution of income?
Now suppose that in the situation described in Problem 30-13, the distribution of income changes in such a way that A increases to one-third of the area denoted B. What is the new value of the Gini coefficient?
Describe how to use a Lorenz curve to represent a nation's income distribution
Consider the following estimates from the early 2010s of shares of income for each group. Use graph paper or a hand-drawn diagram to draw rough Lorenz curves for each country. Which has the most nearly equal distribution, based on your diagram?
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