Labor Economics 5th Edition by George Borjas

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Consider two developing countries. Country A, though quite poor, uses government resources and international aid to provide public access to quality education. Country B, though also quite poor, is unable to provide quality education for institutional reasons. The distribution of innate ability is identical in the two countries.
(a) Which country is likely to have a more positively skewed income distribution Why Plot the hypothetical income distributions for both countries on the same graph.
(b) Which country is more likely to develop faster Why Plot the hypothetical income distributions in 20 years for both countries on the same graph.