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As economic development proceeds income inequality tends to follow a(n) _____ curve?

Correct answer: B. inverted U shaped

  • A. convex
  • B. inverted U shaped
  • C. L-shaped
  • D. S-Shaped

Explanation

The Kuznets hypothesis proposes that inequality first rises during early development and later falls as an economy becomes more advanced, producing an inverted U-shaped curve. The other curve descriptions do not express this pattern.

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