The Mechanism of Credit Exclusion and Inequality
In a simplified economy consisting of a group of wealthy lenders and a group of individuals with no personal wealth but with access to identical, profitable investment opportunities, explain the mechanism through which denying loans to the second group affects the overall distribution of income. In your answer, detail the consequences for both groups and the resulting change in a common measure of economic inequality.
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