Income Inequality

A. unskilled workers if the demand for labour is relatively inelastic
B. unskilled workers if the demand for labour is relatively elastic
C. skilled workers if the demand for labour is relatively elastic
D. skilled workers if the demand for labour is relatively inelastic

A. the idea that people should consider policy as if behind a veil of ignorance as to what their circumstances might be in society, and the idea that as long as there is no theft then there is no need for governments to intervene and redistribute income.
B. the idea that people should consider policy as if behind a veil of ignorance as to what their circumstances might be in society, and the idea that people will then be particularly concerned about the possibility that they might find themselves at the bottom of the income distribution
C. the idea that people a veil of ignorance as policy as if behind a veil of ignorance as to what their circumstances might be in society, and the ignorant people should be looked after
D. the idea that everyone in society should have an equal income

A. utilitarianism, liberalism, libertarianism
B. All three political philosophies argue for similar degree of income redistribution
C. liberalism, libertarianism, utilitarianism
D. libertarianism liberalism, utilarianism
E. libertariansim, utilitarianism, libertarianism

A. all of these answers
B. libertarianism
C. utilitarianism
D. none of these answers

A. exaggerate the inequality of living standards
B. could exaggerate or understate the inequality of living standards depending on whether the transitory shocks are positive or negative
C. understate the inequality of living standards
D. accurately represent the true inequality of living standards

A. Social Security income of the elderly and disabled
B. none of these answers
C. wages fixed by a union or other labour contract
D. equal to the minimum wage
E. a person’s normal or average income

A. poor people are excluded from most leisure and social activities
B. the Pakistan benefit system makes being poor vary degrading
C. if poor people earn more their benefits fall, making them no better off.
D. in the Pakistan poor people are heavily taxed

A. a means tested cash benefit
B. a universal (social insurance based) benefit
C. a benefit in kind
D. none of the above

A. income tax
B. VAT
C. a tax on profits.
D. inheritance tax

A. is the way in which a tax is structured
B. occurs when households can alter their behaviour and do something to avoid paying tax
C. occurs when taxes cause prices to increase but wages to fall.
D. is the ultimate distribution of a tax’s burden