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Contents and Introduction
Unit 1
Efficiency and Equity in a Market Economy
Activity 1 ¡V The Issue of Equity in a Market Economy 
Activity 2 ¡V Group Discussion on news reports on income distribution in H.K.
Activity 3 ¡V Mini-role play: Consequences of income inequality
Activity 4 ¡V Mini-debate: ¡§HKSAR Government should increase the fees for emergency medical services in public hospitals.¡¨
Activity 5 ¡V Rents of public housing and private housing in Hong Kong
Assignment ¡V
Unit 2
Measuring Income Inequality
2.1 Percentage of total income earned
Activity 1 ¡V TM 1 TM2
Activity 2 ¡V TM1 TM2 TM3
Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Assignment 3 Assignment 4
Activity 3 ¡V TM1 Assignment 1 Assignment 2
2.2 The Lorenz Curve
Activity 1 ¡V Boundaries of a Lorenz Curve
TM 1 TM 2 Assignment
Activity 2 ¡V The relationship between income distribution and Lorenz Curve
TM 1 TM2 Assignment 1 Assignment 2
Activity 3 ¡V Disadvantage of using the Lorenz Curve
TM 1 Assignment
2.3 The Gini Coefficient
Activity 1 ¡V Understanding of Gini Coefficient
Worksheet TM3 Assignment 1 Assignment 2
Activity 2 ¡V Comparing the Gini Coefficient between Hong Kong and other countries
TM1 TM2
Activity 3 ¡V Effect of the change in family size on Gini Coefficient in HK
TM1 Assignment 1 Assessment 1
Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Unit 3
Factors Affecting Income Inequality
3.1 Factors of wage differentials
Worksheet Assignment 1 Assignment 2
3.2 The major factors of income differentials
Worksheet Assignment 1 Assignment 2
Unit 4
Equalising Income or Equalising Opportunities
Activity 1 ¡V Group discussion on government policies on income distribution
Activity 2 ¡V Identify government measures to improve income distribution
Activity 3 ¡V Examine effects of different government measures on improving post-social transfer income distribution
Activity 4 ¡V Pair discussion and individual written reports on government polices on equalising income
Unit 5
Disincentive Effects of Taxes and Transfers
Activity 1 ¡V To examine the effect of tax on working incentive
Worksheet 1 Worksheet 2
Activity 2 ¡V A mini-debate on thesis ¡§ Transfer will discourage people to work¡¨ or ¡§ Transfer would help the poor more effectively¡¨
TM Assignment1 Assignment2
Unit 6
Trade-off between Equity and Efficiency
Activity 1 ¡V Analysing the use of the former North Point Estate
Activity 2 ¡V Debate on the proposal for Home Ownership Scheme (HOS)
Activity 3 ¡V Pair discussion and individual written report on Health Vouchers Scheme vs Half Medical Charges
Activity 4 ¡V Review of the trade-off: the Case of Microloan
Appendix
Guidelines on mini-debate
Guidelines on mini-role play
Guidelines on small group discussion
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