INCOME EQUALITY AND DISCRIMINATION

HOMEWORK

Explain, compare and contrast the following pairs of concepts. (Use a separate sheet of paper.)

1. Disparate treatment discrimination versus adverse impact discrimination.

1. Lorenz Curve versus Gini Coefficient

1. Taste for Discrimination versus Statistical discrimination.

1. Income inequality versus Wealth Inequality.

1. Income Distribution pre=tax and pre-subsidies (payments in kind) versus Income Distribution after taxes and after subsidies (payments in kind).

1. Pre-market discrimination versus post-market discrimination.

A.M. Horowitz

January, 2022