Question: Consider the following land distribution data for a developing country:
Holding size % Holdings % Holdings Area CUMUL
Less than 1 50 5 5
1-2 20 10 15
2-10 15 15 30
10-100 10 20 50
GT 100 5 50 100
a. Find the Gini coefficient
b. If ten percent of the land of the farms in the top 5% (measured by size) were transferred equally to the poorest 50% of farmholds what happens to inequality?