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Income Distribution and Income Inequality

Module. Micro: Econ:. 42. 78. Income Distribution and Income Inequality. KRUGMAN'S MICROECONOMICS for AP*. Margaret Ray and David Anderson. What you will learn in this Module :. What defines poverty, what causes poverty, and the consequences of poverty.

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Income Distribution and Income Inequality

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  1. Module Micro: Econ: 42 78 Income Distribution and Income Inequality • KRUGMAN'S • MICROECONOMICS for AP* Margaret Ray and David Anderson

  2. What you will learnin thisModule: • What defines poverty, what causes poverty, and the consequences of poverty. • How income inequality in America has changed over time. • How programs like Social Security affect poverty and income inequality.

  3. Poverty • Trends in poverty • Who is poor? • Causes of poverty • Consequences of poverty

  4. Income Inequality • Using quintiles to analyze income distribution • The Gini coefficient

  5. Economic Insecurity In addition to the problem of poverty, we are concerned with the possibility that people or families can fall into poverty due to unanticipated events.

  6. U.S. Antipoverty Programs • Means-tested • Social Security and unemployment insurance • The effects of programs on poverty

  7. The Debate Over Income Redistribution • Problems with income redistribution • The politics of income redistribution

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