Skip to content
The Economics Classroom
Search
  • Blog
  • Video Lessons
    • 1 – Microeconomics
      • 1.0 Basic Economic Concepts
      • 1.1 Competitive Markets: demand and supply
      • 1.2 Elasticity
      • 1.3 Government Intervention
      • 1.4 Market Failure
    • 1.5 Theory of the Firm
      • 1.5.1 Costs of Production
      • 1.5.2 Perfect Competition
      • 1.5.3 Monopoly
      • 1.5.4 Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
    • 2 – Macroeconomics
      • 2.1 GDP and its Determinants
      • 2.2. Aggregate Demand & Aggregate Supply
      • 2.3 Macroeconomic Objectives
      • 2.4 Fiscal Policy
      • 2.5 Monetary and Supply-side Policies
    • 3 – International
      • 3.1 International Trade and Protectionism
      • 3.2 Exchange Rates
      • 3.3 The Balance of Payments
  • Exam Review
    • Flashcards – all units
      • Microeconomics Flashcards
      • Theory of the Firm Flashcards
      • Macroeconomics Flashcards
      • International Economics Flashcards
      • Development Economics Flashcards
    • Economics Dictionary
    • IB Economics Questions with Videos
    • IB Paper 3 – Quantitative Methods
    • Formulas for Macroeconomics
    • AP Microeconomics Exam Study Guide
  • Economics News
    • Google News
    • Economy – the Economist
    • Business and Finance – the Economist
    • Economics News – the Guardian
    • Economy News – BBC
    • Business & Economy – the Globe and Mail
    • Economics & Finance – Forbes
    • Economy – CNBC
    • Economy – CNN Money
    • Economy News – Wall Street Journal
    • Business – China Daily
    • Indian Economy – the Economic Times
  • Search
The Economics Classroom

The Lorenz Curve and Income Inequality

by Jason Welker

The Lorenz Curve is a simple model used to visually represent the degree of income inequality within a nation.

–

Share this lesson!
Share
Categories 2.3 Macroeconomic Objectives
Post navigation
Calculating the Effects of a Protectionist Tariff
Different Tax Systems’ Effects on Income Distribution (part 1)

Products and Services

Cart

Search for a Video

View Lessons by Unit

Order Jason Welker’s IB Economics textbook

© The Classroom Company by Jason Welker. All rights reserved 2017