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Exploring Economic Inequality with Data
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This set of assignments exposes students to data which can be used to analyze economic inequality in international and historical context. Then students are asked to generate a thesis-driven argument drawing supporting evidence from one or more of the data sources.

Subject:
Economics
Mathematics
Social Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Homework/Assignment
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Quantitative Writing (SERC)
Author:
Nathan Grawe
Date Added:
08/28/2012
The Lorenz Curve
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Economics lesson that helps students understand, interpret, and construct a Lorenz curve. The Lorenz curve is an instrument economists use to determine the level of income inequality in a country. Students have to calculate cumulative percentage of income of each quintile of a population, graph the data, and interpret the results.

Subject:
Economics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Reading
Author:
John Balong
Date Added:
02/18/2021