A. low inequality
B. maximum inequality
C. 10/10 000% inequality
D. 1% inequality
Poverty, Malnutrition, And Income Inequality
Income inequalities are often shown on a ?
A. production possibility curve
B. marginal inequality curve
C. sen curve
D. Lorenz curve
_________ is below the income that secures the bare essentials of food clothing and shelter ?
A. Income inequality
B. Absolute poverty
C. sen’s poverty index
D. purchasing power poverty
According to Human Development Report 2003, about ________ countries were poorer in 2003 than in 1990?
A. 50
B. 100
C. 1000
D. 5
Sala-i-Martin interpolates income distribution by ?
A. quientiles
B. percentiles
C. simulation
D. relative ratio measures
The Human Development Report 2003, which assumes that poverty is multidimensional calculates a human poverty index based on which of the following measures of deprivation ?
I- probability at birth of not surviving to age 40
II- adult illiteracy rate
III- negative economic growth
IV- lack of a decent standard of living
A. I and II only
B. III and IV only
C. I, II and III only
D. I, II and IV
The Lorenz curve shows ?
A. patterns of poverty between developed and developing countries
B. the change in GDP per capita over time
C. the poorest’s income shares fall in the early stages of growth
D. income concentration relative to a 45-degree line
Indices of income distribution measure ?
A. absolute poverty
B. economic growth
C. relative poverty
D. standard of living
