Lorenz & Gini for a supply-demand market
Built for k-12 students learning it in middle or high school. Watch the idea come alive with plain-language steps and everyday examples — perfect for projects and homework. Simulate a supply-demand market live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.
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The Lorenz curve plots the cumulative share of income against the cumulative share of population, from poorest to richest. Perfect equality is the diagonal; the more the curve bows below it, the more unequal the distribution. The Gini coefficient is twice the area between them — 0 is total equality, 1 is one person owning everything.
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