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towelandsam
Apr 17, 2012, 09:41 PM
Why is the Kuznets Ratio typically calculated as the ratio of the richest 20% to the poorest 40%? Why those portions? Why not richest 10% over poorest 10%? I realize, that any ratio can be used in the end, but by is the richest 20% to the poorest 40% the most popular?

paraclete
Apr 25, 2012, 10:14 PM
Why is the Kuznets Ratio typically calculated as the ratio of the richest 20% to the poorest 40%? Why those portions? Why not richest 10% over poorest 10%? I realize, that any ratio can be used in the end, but by is the richest 20% to the poorest 40% the most popular?

This is a complex question worthy of your own research