Economics · Macroeconomics

The Divide: Lorenz Curves & the Policy Lever

A 5-round simulation in which the learner acts as an HM Treasury inequality advisor: plotting Lorenz Curves, estimating the Gini coefficient, comparing international distributions, distinguishing income from wealth inequality, operating policy levers under the equity-efficiency trade-off, and synthesising the

5 rounds Executive English, Español

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About this simulation

A 5-round simulation in which the learner acts as an HM Treasury inequality advisor: plotting Lorenz Curves, estimating the Gini coefficient, comparing international distributions, distinguishing income from wealth inequality, operating policy levers under the equity-efficiency trade-off, and synthesising the inequality debate.

Who it is for

An advanced simulation for participants used to working with the main frameworks and trade-offs of the subject, designed for executive education and experienced professionals.

How a session runs

  1. The instructor creates a session from the Eureka dashboard and invites the participants.
  2. Participants play 5 rounds. In each one they submit their decisions and the simulation calculates the results.
  3. The simulation can be run in English, Español.
  4. The instructor follows each participant's progress and results from the dashboard, and uses the class results for the debrief.

Decisions participants make

The decisions participants make during the simulation:

  • Estimate the Gini coefficient (0.00 - 1.00)
  • Rank countries by equality (1 = most equal)
  • Estimate UK Income Gini
  • Estimate UK Wealth Gini
  • Income-tax progressivity (0 = flat, 100 = steep)
  • Inheritance-tax rate (%)
  • Additional levers
  • Universal Basic Income (£3,000/year)
  • Free Universal Childcare
  • Regional Investment Fund

Subjects covered

Designed for courses in Macroeconomics.

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