Chapter 15: Q.24 (page 378)
If a country had perfect income equality what
would the Lorenz curve look like?
Short Answer
it would be line sloping up at 45 degrees.
Chapter 15: Q.24 (page 378)
If a country had perfect income equality what
would the Lorenz curve look like?
it would be line sloping up at 45 degrees.
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