TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture Understanding economics (2nd edition): Chapter 8 - Mark Lovewell, Khoa Nguyen

Chapter 8 - Income distribution. In this chapter you will: Learn about the distribution of income among Canadian households, how this distribution is measured, and the factors underlying the distribution; consider the causes of poverty and the way poverty is measured; analyze the effectiveness of government intervention to change the distribution of income. | Understand Economics Chapter 8 Income Distribution Copyright © 2002 by McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited. All rights reserved. 2nd Edition by Mark Lovewell and Khoa Nguyen Chapter Objectives In this chapter you will: learn about the distribution of income among Canadian households, how this distribution is measured, and the factors underlying the distribution consider the causes of poverty and the way poverty is measured analyze the effectiveness of government intervention to change the distribution of income Copyright © 2002 by McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited. All rights reserved. * Canadian Distribution of Income Canada’s distribution of income can be shown using the a Lorenz curve. This curve is a graph showing the cumulative distribution of income for households categorized into five groups based on their income levels. Copyright © 2002 by McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited. All rights reserved. * Income Distribution in Selected Years Figure , Page 196 Lowest 20% Second 20% Third 20% Fourth 20%

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