Suppose consultants use a job-scoring system and
determine that the wage rate for a secretary is $50
per hour, while the competitive labor market wage
rate is $10 per hour. What would be the effect of
such a comparable worth law?
a. Compute the cumulative distribution of income
for each country.
b. Construct the Lorenz curve for each country.
c. For which country is the distribution of income
more equal?