- Consider the following income distribution in a hypothetical country.
| Household | Income $ |
| 1 | 37 |
| 2 | 43 |
| 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 36 |
| 6 | 41 |
| 7 | 71 |
| 8 | 13 |
| 9 | 93 |
| 10 | 98 |
| 11 | 37 |
| 12 | 54 |
| 13 | 52 |
| 14 | 12 |
| 15 | 54 |
| 16 | 96 |
| 17 | 12 |
| 18 | 78 |
| 19 | 53 |
| 20 | 96 |
- What is the decile distribution of income?
- What is the quintile distribution of income?
- What is the quartile distribution of income?
- Using decile distribution draw the Lorenz Curve.
- Go to the following database of the Worldbank.
https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world-development-indicators
Download data on GDP Per Capita in US$ for all countries.
Download data on Gini Coefficient from 2010 to 2020 for all countries.
- Choose 10 poorest countries and 10 richest countries. Fill out the following table for any latest year when the data is available.
| Poorest Countries | |||
| Country | Latest Year (Data Available) | Per Capita Income | Gini Coefficient |
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| Richest Countries | |||
| Country | Latest Year (Data Available) | Per Capita Income | Gini Coefficient |
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- Comment on your results.
- What is the Gini Coefficient for USA?
- How does it compare with countries in the above table?
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