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2 marks, −1Economics of Growth and Development › Poverty, inequality and human development › The poverty gap and the FGT indicesModerateabout 2 min

JNU SIS 2016 Question 28: Poverty, inequality and human development

If the distribution of income in Joyland is (1, 2, 2, 3, 5)(1,\, 2,\, 2,\, 3,\, 5)(1,2,2,3,5) and in Happyland is (1, 1, 2, 3, 5)(1,\, 1,\, 2,\, 3,\, 5)(1,1,2,3,5), and the poverty line in both countries is 2⋅52\cdot 52⋅5, by the average income shortfall measure which country has more poverty?

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If the distribution of income in Joyland is (1, 2, 2, 3, 5) and in Happyland is (1, 1, 2, 3, 5), and the poverty line in both countries is 2· 5, by the average income shortfall measure which country has more poverty? (A) Joyland (B) Happyland (C) Poverty is the same in both countries (D) We cannot tell from the information given

Also written as: If the distribution of income in Joyland is (1, 2, 2, 3, 5) and in Happyland is (1, 1, 2, 3, 5), and the poverty line in both countries is 2* 5, by the average income shortfall measure which country has more poverty?

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This question is on The poverty gap and the FGT indices, part of Poverty, inequality and human development in Economics of Growth and Development.

Measures of how poor the poor are, not just how many.

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