Question 1

Which of the following is not a reason given by economist Tyler Cowen for increased income inequality?

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A)   Higher income inequality among older populations than younger populations.
B)   Lower in-kind transfers made by governments.
C)   A larger number of educated people in the U.S.population.
D)   The increasing numbers of older people in the U.S.population overall.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following statements is correct?

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A)   Followers of the liberalism political philosophy believe that society should maximize the total of individual utilities.
B)   The poverty line is adjusted for regional differences in the costs of raising children.
C)   One advantage to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EIT
C)  is that it benefits the working poor.
D)   When family incomes rise in poor countries,young children are more likely to be taken out of school to work on family farms.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following statements is not correct?

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A)   The percentage of the population that suffers from long-term poverty is far smaller than the percentage of the population that suffers from short-term poverty because there is a high level of economic mobility in the United States.
B)   Permanent income is a better measure of a family's ability to buy the necessities of life than is transitory income.
C)   The economic life cycle theory explains why gifts of goods and services reduce poverty for the very young and the very old.
D)   Because people can borrow and save to smooth out changes in income,their standard of living in any one year depends more on lifetime income than on a particular year's income.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 4

According to the doctrine of liberalism,principles of justice are the result of

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A)   fair agreement and bargain.
B)   command-and-control policies.
C)   domination of the powerful by the weak.
D)   workers owning the factors of production.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

When designing public policies,which income group would philosopher John Rawls argue needs the most attention?

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A)   Individuals located in the bottom fifth of the income distribution.
B)   Individuals located at the average income level..
C)   Individuals located in the top fifth of the income distribution.
D)   Individuals located in the top five percent of the income distribution.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Binding minimum-wage laws

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A)   are most effective at alleviating poverty when labor demand is highly elastic.
B)   force a market imbalance between the supply and demand for labor.
C)   increase the efficiency of labor markets.
D)   are typically associated with a rise in employment among the poor.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following statements is not correct?

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A)   The biggest explanation for international child labor is poverty.
B)   Critics of the welfare system argue that it breaks up families.
C)   One of the problems with measuring income inequality is valuing in-kind transfers.
D)   Utilitarians believe that the government should punish crimes but should not redistribute income.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

A goal of libertarians is to provide citizens with equal opportunities rather than to ensure equal outcomes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Table 20-1
 
-When we compare the income distribution of the United States to those of other countries,we find that the U.S.

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A)   has one of the most unequal income distributions.
B)   has one of the most equal income distributions.
C)   ranks in the middle of the group.
D)   is second to China as the most unequal distribution.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following statements is not correct?

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A)   An advantage of an in-kind transfer is that it prevents an alcoholic from spending a cash benefit on alcohol.
B)   An advantage of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is that it benefits the sick and disabled.
C)   An advantage of a negative income tax program is that it encourages the poor to work in order to be eligible.
D)   An advantage of a minimum wage law is that it benefits some unskilled workers.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

A government's policy of redistributing income makes the income distribution

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A)   more equal,distorts incentives,alters behavior,and makes the allocation of resources more efficient.
B)   more equal,distorts incentives,alters behavior,and makes the allocation of resources less efficient.
C)   less equal,distorts incentives,alters behavior,and makes the allocation of resources more efficient.
D)   less equal,distorts incentives,alters behavior,and makes the allocation of resources less efficient.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 12

An example of an in-kind transfer to the poor is

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A)   the negative income tax.
B)   the Earned Income Tax Credit (EIT
C)  .
C)   Medicaid.
D)   Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) .E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following is not correct?

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A)   Poverty is correlated with race.
B)   Poverty is correlated with age.
C)   Poverty is correlated with family composition.
D)   Poverty is correlated with country of origin.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

An example of a transitory change in income is the

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A)   annual cost of living adjustment to your salary.
B)   increase in income that results from a job promotion linked to your education.
C)   increase in income of California orange growers that results from an orange-killing frost in Florida.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Free trade and economic growth have reduced poverty worldwide.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The US government sets the poverty line equal to approximately

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A)   three times the cost of providing subsidized housing.
B)   three times the cost of providing an adequate diet.
C)   the minimum wage for a single person working 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year.
D)   the cost of providing food,shelter,and health care expenses for a family of four.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

A family's ability to buy goods and services depends largely on its

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A)   in-kind transfers.
B)   annual income.
C)   transitory income.
D)   permanent income.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

The poverty rate is a measure of the percentage of people whose incomes fall below

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A)   a relative level of income.
B)   an absolute level of income.
C)   the median income for a family of three.
D)   the bottom 20 percent of the income distribution.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Since 1959 the United States' income distribution has become more equal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The poverty line in the country of Grim is $10,000.The distribution of income for Grim is as follows:

The poverty rate in Grim is

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A)   5 percent.
B)   16.7 percent.
C)   50 percent.
D)   83.3 percent.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 20: Income Inequality and Poverty

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A government's policy of redistributing income makes the income distribution

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When designing public policies,which income group would philosopher John Rawls argue needs the most attention?

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An example of an in-kind transfer to the poor is

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Which of the following statements is correct?

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According to the doctrine of liberalism,principles of justice are the result of

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Which of the following is not correct?

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Since 1959 the United States' income distribution has become more equal.

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The US government sets the poverty line equal to approximately

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Table 20-1 -When we compare the income distribution of the United States to those of other countries,we find that the U.S.

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Which of the following is not a reason given by economist Tyler Cowen for increased income inequality?

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Which of the following statements is not correct?

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Which of the following statements is not correct?

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An example of a transitory change in income is the

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Free trade and economic growth have reduced poverty worldwide.

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The poverty rate is a measure of the percentage of people whose incomes fall below

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Which of the following statements is not correct?

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Binding minimum-wage laws

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