Income and Wealth Inequality
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The Gini coefficient for South Korea was estimated to be 0.39 in 2019 and 0.33 in 2022.
Explain what this data means, how it might be used by the government of South Korea and consider its usefulness.
Assess why it is easier for a government such as that of South Korea to redistribute income rather than redistribute wealth.
Explain how the Gini coefficient is used to measure income inequality and consider the relative strength of two economic reasons suggested for such inequality in a low-income country.
Assess the extent to which government policies to redistribute income and wealth are likely to be successful.
Explain two economic reasons for inequality in the distribution of income and wealth and consider why inequality in the distribution of wealth cannot easily be measured.
Assess whether a minimum wage policy is the best way to redistribute income in an economy.
A government wishes to keep the price of an essential food, such as rice, affordable to help low-income households.
Assess whether a policy of fixing the maximum price for an essential food is likely to be more effective than a policy of making transfer payments to low-income households.
Assess the extent to which ‘the government increasing its education spending’ may improve the incomes of poorer households in Chile.
Explain the possible economic reasons for inequality of income and consider whether inequality of income can benefit an economy.
Distinguish between regressive and progressive taxes and explain whether you would use an income tax or a specific indirect tax to make post-tax incomes more equal.
Assess the extent to which the policies suggested to improve infrastructure and to reduce the high rates of unemployment in South Africa are likely to reduce income inequality.
Assess the extent to which the increase in onion prices is likely to have affected all households equally in the Philippines.