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Income Inequality & Income Distribution

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Section 1: Introduction
Intro to Economics

22m 40s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:09
Basic Economic Concepts
1:07
What is Economics?
1:47
Definition of Economics
1:50
Scarcity
2:25
Four Factors of Production (Resources)
3:02
Land
3:26
Labor
3:43
Capital
4:02
Entrepreneurship
4:35
Needs vs. Wants
5:00
Needs
5:22
Wants
6:01
People Choose
8:46
Need
8:48
Economics is About Making Choices
8:59
Every Choice Has a Cost
9:29
Opportunity Cost
9:43
Trade-Off
9:55
Positive Economics vs. Normative Economics
10:23
Positive Economics
10:32
Normative Economics
11:13
Marginal Analysis
12:29
All or Nothing Propositions
12:48
To Consume the Next Unit or Not
12:52
Key to Understanding Economics
12:57
Example 1
13:29
Example 2
14:46
Example 3
17:02
Example 4
20:48
Production Possibilities Frontier

17m 47s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:08
I. Basic Economic Concepts
0:48
Production Possibilities Frontier
1:23
Points of Efficiency
1:40
Points of Underutilization
1:43
Famous 'Guns or Butter' Analogy
2:20
Increasing Opportunity Cost
2:59
Law of Increasing Opportunity Cost
3:07
Example: Economy of DVDs and Wine
3:35
Constant Opportunity Cost
6:26
Definition of Constant Opportunity Cost
6:35
Example: Economy of Soda and Flags
6:50
Example 1
9:35
Example 2
11:06
Example 3
12:54
Example 4
14:19
Example 5
16:28
Comparative Advantage & Trade

48m 19s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:07
I. Basic Economic Concepts
0:45
Trade and Specialization
1:36
I, Pencil
3:29
Market Economy
4:28
Command Economy
5:02
Mixed Economy
5:46
Absolute Advantage
6:29
Better at Producing a Particular Product
6:35
Example
6:45
Comparative Advantage
9:09
Lower Opportunity Cost in Producing a Particular Product
9:17
Example
9:26
Comparative Advantage & PPF Graph
16:08
Example 1
20:41
Example 2
24:29
Example 3
29:13
Example 4
32:52
Example 5
37:46
Example 6
43:39
Utility Maximization

31m 21s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:14
I. Basic Economic Concepts
0:47
Utility vs. Marginal Utility
2:18
Utility
2:22
Marginal Utility
2:53
Examples
3:02
Marginal Utility Per Dollar
4:07
Definition of Marginal Utility Per Dollar
4:12
Constrained by a Budget
4:33
Role of Scarcity
4:35
Diminishing Marginal Utility
7:20
Definition of Diminishing Marginal Utility
7:24
Krispy Kreme Experiment
8:46
Optimal Consumption Bundle
9:59
Optimal Consumption Bundle Rule
10:02
Select the Higher Marginal Utility Per Dollar
10:34
Value Begins to Fall
10:42
Example 1
11:04
Example 2
14:15
Example 3
18:16
Example 4
21:13
Example 5
24:09
Example 6
27:50
Section 2: Supply & Demand
Price & Quantity

39m 7s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:14
II. Product Markets
1:05
Supply and Demand
2:22
Supply and Demand Model
2:24
Demand Curve
2:28
Supply Curve
2:43
Factors
2:56
Equilibrium Price and Quantity
3:45
Demand Schedule and Demand Curve
3:56
Market Demand Schedule
3:59
Market Demand Curve
4:07
Example
4:18
Shifts of the Demand Curve
9:39
Changes in the Prices of Related Goods
9:47
Changes in Income
12:14
Changes in Tastes
12:57
Changes in Expectations
13:58
Increase in Demand (Rightward Shift)
14:44
Decrease in Demand (Leftward Shift)
15:37
Supply Schedule and Supply Curve
16:27
Market Supply Schedule
16:37
Market Supply Curve
16:46
Example
16:52
Shifts of the Supply Curve
20:19
Changes in Input Prices
20:29
Changes in Technology
20:43
Changes in Expectations
21:09
Increase in Supply (Rightward Shift)
21:41
Decrease in Supply (Leftward Shift)
22:51
Supply, Demand, and Equilibrium
23:45
Equilibrium Price
23:50
Equilibrium Quantity
23:57
Equilibrium
24:05
Surplus and Shortage
25:15
Surplus
25:19
Shortage
25:30
Example
25:43
Example 1
29:26
Example 2
30:18
Example 3
31:37
Example 4
34:11
Example 5
36:37
Supply & Demand

25m 11s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:13
II. Product Markets
0:57
Shifts to the Demand or Supply Curve
1:50
Demand Shift to the Right
1:55
Demand Shift to the Left
2:11
Supply Shift to the Right
2:27
Supply Shift to the Left
2:43
Example 1
2:59
Example 2
4:28
Example 3
6:13
Example 4
8:17
Shifts of Both the Demand and Supply Curves
10:05
Demand and Supply Shift to the Right
10:52
Demand and Supply Shift to the Left
11:15
Supply Shift to the Left and Demand Shift to the Right
11:52
Supply Shift to the Right and Demand Shift to the Left
12:17
Example 5
13:44
Example 6
17:14
Example 7
19:21
Example 8
21:43
Price Controls

27m 5s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:12
II. Product Markets
1:01
Why Price Controls are Inefficient
1:51
Price Controls
3:10
Price Ceiling
3:34
Price Floor
3:41
Effective Price Ceiling
4:08
Rent Control
4:16
Effective Price Ceiling Must be Below Equilibrium Price
4:27
How a Price Ceiling Causes Inefficiency
6:36
Inefficiency Allocation to Consumers
6:50
Wasted Resources
7:20
Inefficiently Low Quality
7:51
Effective Price Floor
8:45
Minimum Wage
8:53
Effective Price Floors Must be Above Equilibrium Price
9:40
Price Floor on Agricultural Products
13:42
'Butter' Mountain
16:09
How a Price Floor Causes Inefficiency
17:41
Inefficiently Low Quantity
17:47
Wasted Resources
18:11
Inefficiently High Quality
18:39
Example 1
20:05
Example 2
21:12
Example 3
22:36
Example 4
23:46
Example 5
25:06
Price Elasticity of Demand

58m 45s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:10
II. Product Markets
1:26
What is Elasticity of Demand?
2:37
Definition of Price Elasticity of Demand
2:40
Ceteris Paribus
3:35
Elastic Demand
6:57
e>1
7:02
Product is Price-Sensitive
7:47
Flat Demand Curve
8:05
Inelastic Demand
12:02
e<1
12:06
Product is Not Sensitive to Price Change
13:14
Steep Demand Curve
14:09
Example 1
19:20
Example 2
25:01
Using the Midpoint Method to Find Elasticity
30:40
Own Price Elasticity
31:22
Absolute Value Removes Negative Sign
32:20
Example 3
32:38
Example 4
38:37
Factors That Determine Price Elasticity
44:06
Whether Close Substitutes are Available
44:13
Whether the Good is a Necessity or a Luxury
44:48
Time
45:45
Share of Income Spent of the Good
46:32
Price Elasticity Along the Demand Curve
47:11
Example 5
56:22
Income, Cross-Price & Supply Elasticities

39m

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:16
II. Product Markets
1:31
What is Cross-Price Elasticity of Demand?
2:57
Definition of Cross-Price Elasticity of Demand
3:01
Formula
3:16
Substitutes
6:24
Definition of Substitutes
6:26
Items Match as Substitutes
6:50
If the Price of Good A Increases, then the Quantity Demanded of Good Will Increase
7:34
If the Price of Good A Decreases, then the Quantity Demanded of Good Will Decrease
8:08
Example 1
8:34
Complements
9:35
Definition of Complements
9:44
Items Match as Complements
10:01
If the Price of Good A Decreases, then the Quantity Demanded of Good Will Increase
11:32
If the Price of Good A Increases, then the Quantity Demanded of Good Will Decrease
11:48
Example 2
12:38
Definition of Income Elasticity of Demand
14:30
Normal Good
15:08
Inferior Good
15:43
Income-Elastic
16:56
Income-Inelastic
17:04
Formula for Income Elasticity of Demand
17:20
Formula
17:44
Example 3
21:39
Example 4
24:52
Price Elasticity of Supply
27:59
Definition of Price Elasticity of Supply
28:10
Formula
28:18
Availability of Inputs Affects Elasticity
28:46
Two Extreme Cases of Supply Price Elasticity
29:35
Example 5
32:41
Total Surplus, Deadweight Loss & World Trade

47m 51s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:16
II. Product Markets
1:25
What is Consumer Surplus?
2:32
Definition of Consumer Surplus
2:35
Supply and Demand Graph
2:44
What is Producer Surplus?
5:20
Definition of Producer Surplus
5:40
Supply and Demand Graph
5:52
CS + PS
8:52
Example 1
10:17
Example 2
12:21
How Does a Tax Affect Hotel Owners?
14:19
Excise Tax on Hotel Owners
14:37
Equilibrium Price
14:42
Excise Tax on Hotel Guests
19:35
Equilibrium Price
20:03
Tax Incidence
20:13
Example 3
22:36
International Trade
26:03
Autarky
26:10
Importing Countries
28:21
World Price
28:22
Positive Net Gain
28:49
Exporting Countries
32:28
World Price
33:35
Positive Net Gain
33:43
Example 4
37:46
Production Function & Firm Costs

41m 14s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:09
II. Product Markets
0:55
Long Run vs. Short Run
1:46
Production Function
1:51
Fixed Input
2:04
Variable Input
2:20
Long Run
2:36
Short Run
2:54
Marginal Product of Labor
3:03
Definition of Marginal Product of Labor
3:06
Example MPL Curve
3:50
Different Types of Marginal Returns
7:18
Increasing Marginal Returns
7:22
Diminishing Marginal Returns
7:49
Negative Marginal Returns
8:00
Was Thomas Malthus Correct?
10:59
Thomas Malthus Prediction
11:10
Dismal Science
11:29
Fixed, Variable and Total Cost
12:34
Fixed Cost
12:45
Variable Cost
13:06
Total Cost
13:23
Average Cost
15:27
Marginal Costs
22:17
Relationship Between ATC and MC Curves
27:02
Minimum-Cost Output
27:20
Output Less Than Minimum-Cost Output
27:55
Output Greater Than Minimum-Cost Output
28:02
Just Do It, Smile and Smirk
30:09
MC Curve
30:24
ATC Curve
30:45
AVC Curve
31:09
True or False, or Uncertain?
32:57
Example 1
32:59
Example 2
34:36
Short-Run Total Cost Function Example
38:19
Long-Run Costs & Economies of Scale

32m 23s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:10
II. Product Markets
1:10
Short-Run vs. Long-Run Costs
1:46
Business Decisions
1:51
High Fixed Cost
2:19
Low Fixed Cost
2:28
Example
3:03
Short-Run and Long Run ATC Curves
8:25
Returns to Scale
13:25
Economies of Scale
13:34
Diseconomies of Scale
14:27
Sources of Economies of Scale
16:18
Increased Specialization That Larger Output Levels Allow
16:27
Large Initial Set-Up Cost
17:00
Network Externalities
17:51
Sunk Cost
19:05
Definition of Sunk Cost
19:11
Example
19:52
Fill in the Following Cost Table
22:02
Short-Run vs. Long-Run Example
26:43
Section 3: Market Structures
Perfect Competition

47m 49s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:14
II. Product Markets
1:31
Types of Market Structure
2:47
Perfect Competition
2:58
Monopoly
3:33
Oligopoly
4:08
Monopolistic Competition
4:45
Perfect Competition
5:35
Price-Taking Firm
5:45
Price-Taking Consumer
6:14
Perfectly Competitive Market
6:55
Three Characteristics of Perfect Competition
7:24
Production and Profits
9:12
Optimal Output Rule
9:20
The Industry Supply Curve
12:27
Definition of Industry Supply Curve
12:35
Shut-Down Price
12:49
Price Above AVC
13:13
The Long-Run Industry Supply Curve
18:01
Definition of Long-Run Industry Supply Curve
18:07
Example Graphs
19:39
The Effect of an Increase in Demand
25:19
Increase in Demand
25:24
Increase in Demand Raises Price and Profit
27:03
Perfect Competition in Long-Run Equilibrium
30:45
No Economic Profit
30:57
No Firms Enter or Leave
31:37
The Market is Always Right
31:50
Perfect Competition Making Short-Run Profit
34:00
Perfect Competition Incurring Short-Run Loss
38:57
Summary of Profitability and Production
43:20
Monopoly

42m 43s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:12
II. Product Markets
1:13
Characteristics of a Monopoly
2:53
Control of a Scarce Resource or Input
3:18
Economies of Scale
3:40
Technological Superiority
4:25
Government Monopolies
5:10
Monopoly and Price Discrimination
5:39
Price Discrimination
5:53
Perfect Price Discrimination
8:11
Monopoly Making a Profit
12:08
Monopoly Incurring a Loss
20:42
Monopoly vs. Perfect Competition
23:47
P=MC
23:55
P>MR=MC
24:09
Monopoly
24:25
Reading a Monopoly Graph
29:17
Monopoly & Public Policy

42m 46s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:09
Monopoly vs. Perfect Competition (Surplus)
1:06
Deadweight Loss
1:43
Welfare Effects of Monopoly
7:02
Increase Profits, Decrease Consumer Surplus
7:07
Perfectly Competitive Firms Profit-Maximize
7:47
Deadweight Loss
8:15
Public Ownership of Monopolies
8:50
In Theory
10:16
In Practice
10:43
Unregulated vs. Regulated Natural Monopoly
12:03
Unregulated Monopoly
13:14
Regulated Monopoly
13:20
Monopoly Practice Problem 1
18:26
Monopoly Practice Problem 2
21:34
Monopoly Practice Problem 3
24:34
Monopoly Practice Problem 4
26:21
More Monopoly Practice 1
31:50
More Monopoly Practice 2
34:57
More Monopoly Practice 3
37:17
More Monopoly Practice 4
39:49
Oligopoly & Game Theory

50m 43s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:08
Characteristics of an Oligopoly
1:06
Interdependence
1:12
Few Sellers with Significant Control of Pricing
1:32
Duopoly
1:48
Incentive to Collude
1:59
Cartel
2:24
Game Theory
3:33
Two-Player Model
3:46
Application sin Economics, Military Strategy, Politics
4:39
Nash Equilibrium
5:05
Game Theory (Prisoner's Dilemma)
5:31
Dominant Strategy
5:41
Prisoner's Dilemma
6:21
Game Theory (Chicken)
12:37
Game Theory (One Dominant, One Not)
19:54
Overcoming Prisoner's Dilemma
26:29
Strategic Behavior
27:31
Tit for Tat Strategy
27:37
Tacit Collusion
28:17
Collusion
28:46
(Yet Another) Game Theory Example 1
29:14
(Yet Another) Game Theory Example 2
33:02
(Yet Another) Game Theory Example 3
34:40
(Yet Another) Game Theory Example 4
37:12
Final Game Theory Example 1
39:21
Final Game Theory Example 2
41:39
Final Game Theory Example 3
43:10
Final Game Theory Example 4
45:29
Monopolistic Competition

26m 54s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:09
Characteristics of Monopolistic Competition
1:01
Large Number of Competing Firms
1:13
Differentiated Products
2:05
Free Entry and Exit
3:09
Profitable Firm in Monopolistic Competition
4:10
Unprofitable Firm in Monopolistic Competition
7:54
Long-Run Zero-Profit Equilibrium
10:15
Profitable
10:23
Unprofitable
10:46
Demand Curve
11:10
Comparing Perfect and Monopolistic Competition
13:36
Both
13:42
Perfect Competition
13:57
Monopolistic Competition
14:11
Product Differentiation and Advertising
18:44
Differentiation by Style or Type
19:04
Differentiation by Location
19:45
Differentiation by Quality
20:23
Ford vs. General Motors
21:06
Monopolistic Competition Example
22:28
Section 4: Factor Markets
Factor Markets

43m 37s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:12
Economy's Factors of Production
1:43
Land
2:21
Labor
2:31
Capital
2:39
Entrepreneurship
3:22
Why Factor Prices Matter
4:01
Derived Demand
4:05
Example
4:38
Total Product vs. Marginal Product
7:12
Total Product
7:40
Marginal Product
7:52
Value of the Marginal Product
11:06
Value of the Marginal Product of Labor Formula
11:26
Hiring Decision Rule
13:50
Graphing the VMPL (or MRP) Curve
16:11
Shifts of the Factor Demand Curve
18:19
Changes in the Price of Goods
18:26
Changes in Supply of Other Factors
20:08
Changes in Technology
21:19
Factor Market Example
22:32
Another Factor Market Example
32:48
Labor Supply & Cost Minimization

46m 6s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:12
Work vs. Leisure
1:09
Labor Market
1:45
Individual Labor Supply Curve
2:32
Substitution Effect
2:47
Income Effect
2:55
Backward-Bending Labor Supply Curve
5:31
Shifts of the Labor Supply Curve
9:59
Changes in Preferences and Social Norms
10:12
Changes in Population
10:49
Changes in Opportunities
11:12
Changes in Wealth
13:14
Determining the Optimal Input Mix
14:49
Substitutes and Complements in Factor Markets
15:25
Cost Minimization
16:34
Capital vs. Labor
20:05
Example 1
20:08
Example 2
23:39
Theories of Income Distribution
25:51
Marginal Productivity and Wage Inequality
26:09
Market Power
28:02
Efficiency Wages
28:44
Discrimination
30:48
Factor Market Example 1
32:59
Factor Market Example 2
39:05
Factor Market Example 3
42:44
Section 5: Market Failure and the Role of Government
Positive & Negative Externalities

39m 21s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:07
The Economics of Pollution
1:06
Marginal Social Cost of Pollution
2:20
Marginal Social Benefit of Pollution
2:49
Socially Optimal Quantity of Pollution
3:08
Socially Optimal Quantity of Pollution
3:38
Upward-Sloping MSC Curve
3:43
Downward-Sloping MSB Curve
4:31
Socially Optimal Point
4:51
Market-Determined Quantity of Pollution
5:30
Graphing a Negative Externality
7:28
Negative Externality
7:52
High Market Price, Low Market Quantity
8:25
Graphing a Positive Externality
11:49
Positive Externality
11:55
Low market Price, Low Market Quantity
12:39
Government Solution
15:17
Correct a Negative Externality
15:19
Correct a Positive Externality
15:31
Private (or Coase) Solution
20:29
Coase Theorem
20:30
Example
20:58
Negative Externality Example
23:14
Positive Externality Example
26:49
Externality Example
30:22
Another Externality Example
33:01
Final Externality Example
35:37
Public vs. Private Goods

26m 45s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:10
Characteristics of Goods
1:53
Rival
2:27
Nonrival
2:39
Excludable
3:22
Nonexcludable
4:01
Four Types of Goods
5:08
Private Goods
5:12
Public Goods
5:19
Common Resource
7:17
Artificially Scarce Good
8:32
Private Goods
10:43
Rival and Excludable
10:47
Free-Rider Problem
11:21
Most Items are Private Foods
12:24
Public Goods
12:48
Nonrival and Nonexcludable
12:52
Suffers from the Free-Rider Problem
12:56
Common Resources
15:27
Incentive to Overuse
15:55
Tragedy of the Commons
16:47
Artificially Scarce Resources
18:47
Marginal Cost to Society Watching Pay-Per-View
19:19
Computer Software and Audio Files Share Same Characteristic
20:29
Healthcare and Government
22:02
Income Inequality & Income Distribution

31m 8s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:10
The Problem of Poverty
1:13
Definition of Poverty
1:17
Poverty Threshold
1:43
Who are the Poor?
3:48
1 in 7 People in 2009
3:53
Female-Headed Households
5:05
Part-Time Workers
5:40
What Causes Poverty?
6:14
Lack of Education
6:23
1979 Average Hourly Wage
17:03
2009 College Premium
7:48
Other Causes of Poverty
8:35
Economic Inequality
9:09
Mean Income and Median Income
9:24
Income is Unequally Distributed
10:43
Gini Coefficient
13:33
Definition of Gini Coefficient
13:35
High Levels of Inequality
13:57
Gini Coefficient in the United States
14:26
High Gini Levels
14:41
Lorenz Curve
14:47
United States Rates of Income Growth
17:27
Three Types of Taxes
19:54
Proportional Tax
20:39
Regressive Tax
21:16
Progressive Tax
22:28
Means-Tested Programs
24:46
Welfare
24:52
Temporary Aid for Needy Families
25:00
Supplemental Security Income
26:05
Negative Income Tax
26:18
Food Stamps and Medicaid
27:00
Social Security and Unemployment
27:35
Retirement Income
27:56
Wages Taxed
28:29
Unemployment Insurance
28:51
Trade-Offs
30:21
Section 6: Practice AP Exam
AP Practice Exam: Multiple Choice, Part I

1h 15m 2s

Intro
0:00
Question 1
0:27
Question 2
1:48
Question 3
2:53
Question 4
4:43
Question 5
6:37
Question 6
8:10
Question 7
9:19
Question 8
11:01
Question 9
12:03
Question 10
14:37
Question 11
15:19
Question 12
16:35
Question 13
17:41
Question 14
19:24
Question 15
20:15
Question 16
21:08
Question 17
21:49
Question 18
23:17
Question 19
23:59
Question 20
24:48
Question 21
25:33
Question 22
27:19
Question 23
28:03
Question 24
29:52
Question 25
30:28
Question 26
31:19
Question 27
33:11
Question 28
34:55
Question 29
36:14
Question 30
37:55
Question 31
39:13
Question 32
40:27
Question 33
41:57
Question 34
43:26
Question 35
45:40
Question 36
46:37
Question 37
47:22
Question 38
49:09
Question 39
50:09
Question 40
31:37
Question 41
52:43
Question 42
55:35
Question 43
57:02
Question 44
58:27
Question 45
59:10
Question 46
1:00:00
Question 47
1:01:22
Question 48
1:01:52
Question 49
1:03:20
Question 50
1:05:09
Question 51
1:05:45
Question 52
1:06:35
Question 53
1:07:09
Question 54
1:07:54
Question 55
1:09:39
Question 56
1:10:25
Question 57
1:11:19
Question 58
1:12:31
Question 59
1:13:02
Question 60
1:14:31
AP Practice Exam: Multiple Choice, Part II

29m 18s

Intro
0:00
Question 1
0:22
Question 2
1:04
Question 3
2:54
Question 4
3:34
Question 5
4:48
Question 6
6:12
Question 7
7:40
Question 8
8:31
Question 9
9:48
Question 10
11:16
Question 11
11:48
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Last reply by: Professor Jibin Park
Tue Apr 7, 2015 2:59 PM

Post by Kim Gyu Min on April 7, 2015

Thanks for the Micro Economics lecture professor. It really helped me a lot whether understanding the world and for the prepartaion for my ap test, Thank you.

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Post by Rebecca Dai on November 12, 2014

Are the sample multiple choice questions in micro econ course description on college board close to the real ap test? Thanks

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Post by Rebecca Dai on November 10, 2014

Are the sample multiple choice questions in micro econ course description on college board close to the real ap test? Thanks

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Last reply by: Professor Jibin Park
Tue May 13, 2014 12:36 PM

Post by Richard Wolf on May 5, 2014

Two questions:

So any proportional/flat-rate tax that has a cap put on it (e.g. the $100,000 for social security) would be henceforth categorized as a regressive tax?

Will we need to know how to calculate the Gini coefficient?

Income Inequality & Income Distribution

  • Poverty threshold is considered the minimum income required to not be poor as determined by the government
  • About 1 in 7 people (in 2009) was considered poor in the United States.
  • Female-headed households were among the most likely to fall below the poverty threshold.
  • Mean incomes tend to be higher than median incomes because rich people will increase the mean higher than it will increase the median.
  • The Gini coefficient is the most widely used measure of inequality.
  • In countries with high levels of inequality, the Gini coefficient will be closer to 1.
  • In countries with low levels of inequality, the Gini coefficient will be closer to 0.
  • The three types of tax are proportional, regressive and progressive.
  • There are various types of welfare programs in the United States that attempt to achieve more economic equality at the expense of economic efficiency.

Income Inequality & Income Distribution

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  • Intro 0:00
  • Lesson Overview 0:10
  • The Problem of Poverty 1:13
    • Definition of Poverty
    • Poverty Threshold
  • Who are the Poor? 3:48
    • 1 in 7 People in 2009
    • Female-Headed Households
    • Part-Time Workers
  • What Causes Poverty? 6:14
    • Lack of Education
    • 1979 Average Hourly Wage
    • 2009 College Premium
    • Other Causes of Poverty
  • Economic Inequality 9:09
    • Mean Income and Median Income
    • Income is Unequally Distributed
  • Gini Coefficient 13:33
    • Definition of Gini Coefficient
    • High Levels of Inequality
    • Gini Coefficient in the United States
    • High Gini Levels
    • Lorenz Curve
  • United States Rates of Income Growth 17:27
  • Three Types of Taxes 19:54
    • Proportional Tax
    • Regressive Tax
    • Progressive Tax
  • Means-Tested Programs 24:46
    • Welfare
    • Temporary Aid for Needy Families
    • Supplemental Security Income
    • Negative Income Tax
    • Food Stamps and Medicaid
  • Social Security and Unemployment 27:35
    • Retirement Income
    • Wages Taxed
    • Unemployment Insurance
    • Trade-Offs

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