Chapter 15: Q 22. (page 378)
Who is included in the top income quintile?
The top income quintile is the fifth quintile (the last quintile) consisting of all higher incomes that comes just after the fourth quintile.
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Briefly explain the differences between TANF, the earned income tax credit, SNAP, and Medicaid.
What goods and services would you include in an
estimate of the basic necessities for a family of four?
Exercise 15.2 and Exercise 15.3 asked you to
describe the labor-leisure tradeoff for Jonathon. Since,
in the first example, there is no monetary incentive for
Jonathon to work, explain why he may choose to work
anyway. Explain what the opportunity costs of working
and not working might be for Jonathon in each example.
Using your tables and graphs from Exercise 15.2 and
Exercise 15.3, analyze how the government welfare
system affects Jonathan’s incentive to work.
Describe how a push for economic equality might
reduce incentives to work and produce output. Then
describe how a push for economic inequality might not
have such effects.
Many critics of government programs to help low-
income individuals argue that these programs create a poverty trap. Explain how programs such as TANF, EITC, SNAP, and Medicaid will affect low-income and whether or not you think these programs will benefit families and children.
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