Question 1

There has been a gradual income shift from the highest quintile to the three middle quintiles in Canada from 1951 to 2011.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is a consumption tax? How does it differ from an income tax?

Accepted Answer

Consumption taxes (e.g., GST, HST) are g

Question 3

Statistics Canada insists that the low-income cut-off (LICO) constitutes a poverty line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Relative poverty lines have failed to gather much credence in Canada, which most discussions focussing on the absolute well-being of low-income Canadians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What kind of earnings are commonly obtained in the bottom quintile and not as common in the top quintile?

Accepted Answer

A)  Real estate holdings 
B)  Professional salaries 
C)  Stock market dividends 
D)  Cryptocurrency 
E)  Government transfers 
A)  Real estate holdings 
B)  Professional salaries 
C)  Stock market dividends 
D)  Cryptocurrency 
E)  Government transfers

Question 6

What is the most common way to measure income distribution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Divide the population into equal size groups and examine each group's distance from the median income 
B)  Divide the population into equal size groups and examine each group's relative share of the total income 
C)  Determine the income level where families spend a certain percentage of their after-tax income on necessities 
D)  Measure each individual's income as a function of their distance from the average Canadian income 
E)  Plot average Canadian family income over time, controlling for inflation 
A)  Divide the population into equal size groups and examine each group's distance from the median income 
B)  Divide the population into equal size groups and examine each group's relative share of the total income 
C)  Determine the income level where families spend a certain percentage of their after-tax income on necessities 
D)  Measure each individual's income as a function of their distance from the average Canadian income 
E)  Plot average Canadian family income over time, controlling for inflation

Question 7

Which country has the most equitable distribution of national income?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  Sweden 
C)  Germany 
D)  Canada 
E)  Brazil 
A)  Japan 
B)  Sweden 
C)  Germany 
D)  Canada 
E)  Brazil

Question 8

Factoring in the distinction between market income and income from transfer does not cause significant changes in the distribution of national income among quintiles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Consider Table 4.2. From 1951-2017, discuss how income shares have changed over this period.

Accepted Answer

At first glance, it appears that there h

Question 10

The service-based industries the most financially impacted by the pandemic do not include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hotels 
B)  Restaurants 
C)  Large grocery chains (e.g., Loblaws) 
D)  Hair salons 
E)  Tourism 
A)  Hotels 
B)  Restaurants 
C)  Large grocery chains (e.g., Loblaws) 
D)  Hair salons 
E)  Tourism

Question 11

The low-income cut-off (LICO) is set to the income level where families spend what percentage of their after-tax income on necessities?

Accepted Answer

A)  30 percent 
B)  52 percent 
C)  63 percent 
D)  73 percent 
E)  85 percent 
A)  30 percent 
B)  52 percent 
C)  63 percent 
D)  73 percent 
E)  85 percent

Question 12

Why have income shares among quintiles stayed so consistent over the years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Income transfers through social programs have kept pace with declines in market income. 
B)  The government is ineffective at stimulating redistribution. 
C)  Market-based incomes have accrued consistently to all income quintiles. 
D)  Government has "crowded-out" the free market with social spending. 
E)  Canada has shifted to a post-industrial economy that contains more jobs for highly-skilled professionals. 
A)  Income transfers through social programs have kept pace with declines in market income. 
B)  The government is ineffective at stimulating redistribution. 
C)  Market-based incomes have accrued consistently to all income quintiles. 
D)  Government has "crowded-out" the free market with social spending. 
E)  Canada has shifted to a post-industrial economy that contains more jobs for highly-skilled professionals.

Question 13

Which quintile was the only grouping that saw a substantial increase in its share of the national income between 1951 and 2017?

Accepted Answer

A)  Highest quintile 
B)  Fourth quintile 
C)  Middle quintile 
D)  Second quintile 
E)  Lowest quintile 
A)  Highest quintile 
B)  Fourth quintile 
C)  Middle quintile 
D)  Second quintile 
E)  Lowest quintile

Question 14

In the early 1980s, earnings began to stagnate in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

There has been a gradual income shift from the highest quintile to the three middle quintiles in Canada from 1951 to 2011.

What is a consumption tax? How does it differ from an income tax?

Statistics Canada insists that the low-income cut-off (LICO) constitutes a poverty line.

Relative poverty lines have failed to gather much credence in Canada, which most discussions focussing on the absolute well-being of low-income Canadians.

What kind of earnings are commonly obtained in the bottom quintile and not as common in the top quintile?

What is the most common way to measure income distribution?

Which country has the most equitable distribution of national income?

Factoring in the distinction between market income and income from transfer does not cause significant changes in the distribution of national income among quintiles.

Consider Table 4.2. From 1951-2017, discuss how income shares have changed over this period.

The service-based industries the most financially impacted by the pandemic do not include:

The low-income cut-off (LICO) is set to the income level where families spend what percentage of their after-tax income on necessities?

Why have income shares among quintiles stayed so consistent over the years?

Which quintile was the only grouping that saw a substantial increase in its share of the national income between 1951 and 2017?

In the early 1980s, earnings began to stagnate in Canada.

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Exam 4: Poverty and Income Inequality: Measures and Trends

There has been a gradual income shift from the highest quintile to the three middle quintiles in Canada from 1951 to 2011.

What is a consumption tax? How does it differ from an income tax?

Statistics Canada insists that the low-income cut-off (LICO) constitutes a poverty line.

Relative poverty lines have failed to gather much credence in Canada, which most discussions focussing on the absolute well-being of low-income Canadians.

What kind of earnings are commonly obtained in the bottom quintile and not as common in the top quintile?

What is the most common way to measure income distribution?

Which country has the most equitable distribution of national income?

Factoring in the distinction between market income and income from transfer does not cause significant changes in the distribution of national income among quintiles.

Consider Table 4.2. From 1951-2017, discuss how income shares have changed over this period.

The service-based industries the most financially impacted by the pandemic do not include:

The low-income cut-off (LICO) is set to the income level where families spend what percentage of their after-tax income on necessities?

Why have income shares among quintiles stayed so consistent over the years?

Which quintile was the only grouping that saw a substantial increase in its share of the national income between 1951 and 2017?

In the early 1980s, earnings began to stagnate in Canada.

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Corporate Power in 21st Century Canada

Breaking Down the Wealth Equation: Housing, Assets, and Debt

The Distribution of Wealth and Economic Inequality: Canada and the World

Inequalities in Work and Employment

Social Class, Post-Secondary Education, and Occupational Outcomes

Location Matters: Education and Employment Inequalities in Northern and Rural Canada

Exploring Definitions of Indigenous Student Success

Immigration Pathways and Next Generation Outcomes: Caribbean and Filipino Children of Caregivers

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