QUESTION 11
A Gini coefficient of zero means there is
perfect income equality.
perfect income inequality.
a more equal distribution of income than before.
a less equal distribution of income than before.
the same distribution of income as before.
1 points
QUESTION 12
The larger the Gini coefficient, the
greater the degree of income inequality.
greater the degree of income equality.
smaller the population.
larger the population.
b and d
1 points
QUESTION 13
Smith and Jones work at very similar jobs, but Smith earns almost 30 percent more a day than Jones. This is a case of __________ discrimination.
gender
religious
wage
ethnic
There is not enough information to answer the question.
1 points
QUESTION 14
The closer the Gini coefficient is to zero, the
greater the degree of income inequality.
less the degree of income inequality.
greater the degree of discrimination.
less the degree of discrimination.
1 points
QUESTION 15
Smith and Jones are different when it comes to taking risk. Smith will assume much more risk than Jones. It follows that
Smith will earn more income than Jones.
Jones will earn more income than Smith.
Smith has a higher probability than Jones of earning a higher income.
Smith has a higher probability than Jones of earning a lower income.
c and d
QUESTION 11
A Gini coefficient of zero means there is
| perfect income equality. | ||
| perfect income inequality. | ||
| a more equal distribution of income than before. | ||
| a less equal distribution of income than before. | ||
| the same distribution of income as before. |
1 points
QUESTION 12
The larger the Gini coefficient, the
| greater the degree of income inequality. | ||
| greater the degree of income equality. | ||
| smaller the population. | ||
| larger the population. | ||
| b and d |
1 points
QUESTION 13
Smith and Jones work at very similar jobs, but Smith earns almost 30 percent more a day than Jones. This is a case of __________ discrimination.
| gender | ||
| religious | ||
| wage | ||
| ethnic | ||
| There is not enough information to answer the question. |
1 points
QUESTION 14
The closer the Gini coefficient is to zero, the
| greater the degree of income inequality. | ||
| less the degree of income inequality. | ||
| greater the degree of discrimination. | ||
| less the degree of discrimination. |
1 points
QUESTION 15
Smith and Jones are different when it comes to taking risk. Smith will assume much more risk than Jones. It follows that
| Smith will earn more income than Jones. | ||
| Jones will earn more income than Smith. | ||
| Smith has a higher probability than Jones of earning a higher income. | ||
| Smith has a higher probability than Jones of earning a lower income. | ||
| c and d |
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Person |
Judy |
Sandy |
Dee |
Shawntae |
Martha |
|
Income |
$40,000 |
$75,000 |
$85,000 |
$35,000 |
$110,000 |
The above table lists the incomes for the 5 people who live on the remote island nation of Richland.
1. Refer to Table 21.1. If Martha's income doubled to $220,000 while the incomes of the other four residents did not change, what would happen to the original median income onâ Richlandia?
A.It would increase by $22,000.
B.It would increase by $44,000.
C.It would not change.
D.It would double.
2.When we compare shares of income earned by U.S. households over the past 40 years, which of the following statements about the distribution of income isâ true?
A.The percentage of total income represented by each quintile has decreased.
B.Lower income households gained at the expense of higher-income households.
C.The largest gain in income percentage is in the top 5% of households.
D.The percentage of total income represented by each quintile has increased.
3.From 1970 to 2012, the Gini coefficient in the United States has
A.dramatically decreased.
B.remained is relatively unchanged.
C.steadily increased.
D.more than doubled.
4.Income distribution in the United States over the past 40 years has become more equal.
True
False
5.Income inequality in the United States has increased in part due to technological change. How does technological change contribute to incomeâ inequality?
A.It is responsible for a majority of new products on the market, and these products are only affordable to higher-income households.
B.It reduces the cost of producing goods and therefore lowers the value of labor services.
C.It allows manufacturers to produce products with lessâ labor, and this reduction in the demand for labor lowers wages at all skill levels.
D.It has created many higher-income jobs for skilled and trainedâ workers, leaving the income of less-skilled workers relatively unchanged by comparison.
6.Income inequality in the United States has increased in part due to globalization. How does globalization contribute to incomeâinequality?
A.It allows domestic firms to hire low skilled workers anywhere in the world, putting U.S. workers in competition with foreign workers. This has caused the wages of low skilled workers to fall relative to the wages of other workers.
B.It increases the demand for a wide variety of products which in turn increases prices beyond the reach of average income
households.
C.It allows producers to exploit workers and reduce the wages they are willing to pay those workers.
D.It reduces the cost of producing goods and therefore lowers the value of labor services.
7.Rachel, a large pineapple producer in Hawaii, lobbies Congress to limit imports of pineapples to be able to sell her pineapples at a higher price and greatly increase her income. This possible source of income inequality is due to
A.technology changes.
B.rent seeking.
C.globalization.
D.productivity differences.
8.If growing income inequality results from changes in technology that, as a whole, make society better off, this will
A.decrease the size of the economic pie because of income inequality.
B.increase the size of the economic pie.
C.not change the size of the economic pie because the positive technology changes will be offset by the increases in income inequality.
D.result incomplete income inequality as technology continues to change in the future.
9.The belief that having more of something makes you happier but in successively smaller increments is called
A.utilitarianism.
B.diminishing marginal utility.
C.the benefits received principle.
D.transcendentalism.
10.The results of a survey conducted by Dan Ariely and Michael Norton found that Americans
A.show absolutely no preference for the amount of equality in wealth distribution in the nation.
B.have a preference for much less equality in wealth distribution than currently exists.
C.have a preference for roughly the amount of equality in wealth distribution that currently exists.
D.have a preference for much greater equality in wealth distribution than currently exists.
11.In the United States, the highest quintile of income earners contribute ________ of all federal tax dollars received, and the lowest quintile of income earners contribute ________ of all federal tax dollars received
A. 24%; 1.5%
B. 20%; 20%
C. 68.8%; 0.4%
D. 29.4%; 11.5%
12.The question "Is the U.S tax system disproportionate enough?" is a ________ question, and the question "How would higher taxes make the rich behave?" is a ________ question.
A. normative; positive
B. positive; normative
C. positive; positive
D. normative; normative
