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1、Chapter20TRUE/FALSE1.Thepovertylineissetbythegovernmentsothat10percentofallfamiliesfallbelowthatlineandarctherebyclassifiedas"poor.”ANS:FDIF:1REF:20-1NAT:AnalyticLOC:Thestudyofeconomics,anddefinitionsofeconomicsTOP:PovertylineMSC:Definitional2.TheUnitedStateshasmoreincomeinequalitythanJapan,German

2、y,andCanada・ANS:TDIF:1REF:20-1NAT:AnalyticLOC:Thestudyofeconomics,anddefinitionsofeconomicsTOP:IncomeinequalityMSC:Definitional3.TheUnitedStateshasmoreincomeinequalitythanBrazilandSouthAfrica.ANS:FDIF:1REF:20-1NAT:AnalyticLOC:Thestudyofeconomics,anddefinitionsofeconomicsTOP:IncomeinequalityMSC:Def

3、initional4.Standardmeasurementsofthedegreeofincomeinequalitytakebothmoneyincomeandin-kindtransfersintoaccount.ANS:FDIF:2REF:20-1NAT:AnalyticLOC:Thestudyofeconomics,anddefinitionsofeconomicsTOP:In-kindtransfers

4、IncomeinequalityMSC:Definitional5.JohnRawls,whodevelopedthewayofthinkingcalledliberalism

5、,arguedthatgovernmentpoliciesshouldbeaimedatmaximizingthesumofutilityofeveryoneinsociety.ANS:FDIF:2REF:20-2NAT:AnalyticLOC:TheroleofgovernmentTOP:UtilityMSC:Interpretive6.OneexistinggovernmentprogramthatworksmuchlikeanegativeincometaxistheEarnedIncomeTaxCredit.ANS:TNAT:AnalyticMSC:InterpretiveNega

6、tiveincometaxDIF:2REF:20-3LOC:TheroleofgovernmentTOP:7.OneexistinggovernmentprogramthatworksmuchlikeanegativeincometaxisMedicaid.ANS:FDIF:2REF:20-3NAT:AnalyticLOC:TheroleofgovernmentTOP:NegativeincometaxMSC:Interpretive&Theinvisiblehandofthemarketplaceactstoallocateresourcesefficiently,butitdoesno

7、tnecessarilyensurethatresourcesarcallocatedfairly・ANS:TDIF:1REF:20-()NAT:AnalyticLOC:EfficiencyandequityTOP:IncomeinequalityMSC:Applicative9.Whenthegovernmentenactspoliciestomakethedistributionofincomemoreequitable,itdistortsincentives,altersbehavior,andmakestheallocationofresourceslessefficient.A

8、NS:TDIF:1REF:20-0NAT:AnalyticLOC:TheroleofgovernmentTOP:IncomeinequalityMSC:Applicative1().IntheUnitedStatesin2005,thebottomfifthoftheincomedistributionhadincomesbelow$19,250.ANS:FDIF:1REF:20-1NAT:AnalyticLOC:Eff