Gini Coefficient Calculation in the One-Lender, Five-Borrower Model
The Gini coefficient in the one-lender, five-borrower model is calculated based on the distribution of income between the lender and the borrowers. The first step is to determine the lender's share of income (s) from each business, which is the ratio of the interest rate (r) to the profit rate (R), i.e., . The borrower's share is then $1-s$. These shares are used to calculate the income for each of the six individuals in the economy, which in turn allows for the calculation of the Gini coefficient to measure the resulting inequality.
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