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Business, 06.01.2021 18:00, lyn94

Consider the following data on income distribution from two years: First 20% 2nd 20% 3rd 20% 4th 20% Top 20%
1990 3.7% 12.0% 16.1% 22.3% 45.9%
1980 4.1% 9.7% 15.4% 27.5% 43.3%

Required:
a. Plot these points and draw a Lorenz curve for each of these two years. As a reference, include a Lorenz curve in which all quintiles earn the same amount of income. Label your axes clearly.
b. What happened to the share of income earned by the poorest quintile between1980 and 1990?
c. What happened to the share of income earned by the richest quintile between1980 and 1990?
d. What happened to the second and third quintiles between 1980 and 1990?

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