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Income distributionA description of the fractions of a population that are at various levels of income. The larger are the differences in income, the "worse" the income distribution is usually said to be, the smaller the "better." International trade and factor movements can alter countries' income distributions by changing prices of low- and high-paid factors.Similar MatchesDistribution areaDistribution areaAn established price range in which a stock has been trading in for a significant amount of time. See: Accumulation area. Fractal DistributionFractal DistributionA probability density function that is statistically self-similar. That is, in different increments of time, the statistical characteristics remain the same. Frequency distributionFrequency distributionThe organization of data to show how often certain values or ranges of values occur. Probability distributionProbability distributionA specification of the probabilities for each possible value of a random variable. Income redistribution argument for a tariffIncome redistribution argument for a tariffThe argument that tariffs should be used in order to redistribute income towards the poor. In a rich country, where unskilled labor is the scarce factor, this can make sense as explained in the Stolper-Samuelson Theorem, but it is a second-best argument. Further SuggestionsExchange distributionProbability distribution Required minimum distribution (RMD) Functional distribution of income Capital gains distribution Primary distribution Distribution channel distribution period distribution Secondary distribution or offering Dividend distribution Standardized normal distribution Early distribution Cumulative probability distribution Distribution Premature distribution Normal Distribution Skewed distribution Distribution Cost Advantage |
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