Practice mode / Income Inequality Tax incidence is the? A Option A: structure of the tax. B Option B: ultimate distribution of a tax’s burden C Option C: behaviour of shifting the tax to another party D Option D: measure of the impact the tax has on employment and output Correct answer B. ultimate distribution of a tax’s burden Show answer
Question 01 / Income Inequality Because in-kind transfers are not accounted for in standard measures of income distribution the standard measures of income distribution? A Option A: accurately represent the true inequality of living standards B Option B: understate the inequality of living standards C Option C: exaggerate the inequality of living standards D Option D: could exaggerate of understate the inequality of living standards depending on whether the transfers are goods or services. Correct answer C. exaggerate the inequality of living standards Show answer Open question
Question 02 / Income Inequality A period of unemployment due to recession will? A Option A: increase a worker’s current income and permanent income B Option B: reduce a worker’s current income but not necessarily their permanent income C Option C: affect neither the current nor the permanent income of a worker D Option D: reduce a worker’s permanent income but not their current income Correct answer B. reduce a worker’s current income but not necessarily their permanent income Show answer Open question
Question 03 / Income Inequality If people can borrow and lend to perfectly smooth out their lifetime living standards, then? A Option A: transitory income is a good measure of the distribution of living standards B Option B: none of these answers C Option C: permanent income is a good measure of the distribution of living standards. D Option D: life-cycle income is a good measure of the distribution of living standards. E Option E: current annual income is a good measure of the distribution of living standards. Correct answer C. permanent income is a good measure of the distribution of living standards. Show answer Open question
Question 04 / Income Inequality The maximin criterion suggested by Rawls’s theory of justice means that the government should aim to? A Option A: Maximize the total utility of society B Option B: Maximize the well-being of the worst-off person in society C Option C: minimize the difference between the rich and poor D Option D: maximize the economic freedom of individuals by minimizing government interference in private decision making E Option E: minimize the well-being of the best-off person in society Correct answer B. Maximize the well-being of the worst-off person in society Show answer Open question
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