All Posts Tagged With: "Gini coefficient"
Can You Spot the Billionaire?
A Canadian student once confessed to me the confusion and anger he suffers whenever any of his friends move to the United States. I asked him why he feels this way. He replied that he “could never live in a country with such a high Gini coefficient.” The Gini coefficient is a measure of income [...]
1Jan2004 | Donald J. Boudreaux | 25 comments | Continued-
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