Consider a small economy with four individuals and a total income of $200, distributed as follows: Person A has $10, Person B has $20, Person C has $30, and Person D has $140. Which of the following single income transfers would cause the largest decrease in this economy's Gini coefficient?

Evaluating Income Redistribution Policies

Predicting Gini Coefficient Changes

In a large population with a wide range of incomes, a transfer of $1,000 from the single wealthiest person to the single poorest person will reduce the overall measure of income inequality by the same amount as a transfer of $1,000 from the single wealthiest person to a person with an income exactly at the median.

In a population with a diverse range of incomes, match each income transfer scenario with its resulting effect on the overall measure of income inequality.

A government plans to implement one of three policies to reduce income inequality. Each policy involves transferring the same fixed amount of money from a higher-income individual to a lower-income individual. The population has a continuous and wide distribution of incomes. Arrange the following policies in order, from the one that will cause the largest decrease in the overall measure of income inequality to the one that will cause the smallest decrease.

Evaluating Competing Redistribution Strategies

In a large population with a continuous income distribution, a fixed sum of money is transferred from a person at the 95th income percentile to a person at the 5th income percentile. A second, identical sum is transferred from a person at the 60th percentile to a person at the 40th percentile. The first transfer will cause a ____ reduction in the overall measure of income inequality compared to the second transfer.

Consider a small society with three individuals and a total income of $100, distributed as follows: Person A has $10, Person B has $30, and Person C has $60. Which of the following policy actions, involving a transfer of $5, would result in the greatest increase in income inequality as measured by the Gini coefficient?

Evaluating a Policy Proposal for Inequality Reduction