What is the lorenz curve

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Question: Your Assignment 5 relates to chapters 17 (Externalities and the Environment) and 18 (Income Distribution and Poverty) respectively.. You will be answering questions related to the purpose of Microeconomics and the applications of concepts for economic measurements.

Your assignment is worth 5 pts, and each of the questions must have at least 200 words per answer supported by more than the textbook reference, it must come from the FNU Library (2 references.) In addition your answers must prescribe to APA format.. You must submit a cover page, each question in a page by itself, and your references page must be also in a page by itself. And, please do not forget to reference your in-text.

Your work will be submitted via "SafeAssign" which is software designed to detect "plagiarism".. It is important that you review/edit your submission and maintain a 30% or lower matching before finally submitting it.

Answer the following questions:

- Explain the difference between fixed-production technology and variable technology. Should the government set a goal of reducing the marginal social cost of pollution to zero in industries with-fixed production technology? Should they do that in industries with variable technology?

- What is the Lorenz curve? What does the Lorenz curve in Exhibit 2 illustrate?

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