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1 Chapter 20 – Income distribution and poverty

2 Income distribution in a market economy Determined by markets Affected by initial endowments Estate tax (“death tax”)

3 Lorenz curve

4 Differences in income inequality

5 Poverty programs Cash transfers In-kind transfers

6 Trends in income distribution Inequality decreased until 1980s Inequality rose from 1980s until mid 1990s Inequality declined in mid- and late- 1990s Inequality rose since 2000.

7 Tax structures Progressive – T/Y rises as Y rises Proportional – T/Y is constant Regressive – T/Y declines as Y rises (T = taxes, Y = income)

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