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Add a lecture on wealth dynamics with ideosyncratic shocks

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Description

Take this lecture and focus on simulation https://python.quantecon.org/wealth_dynamics.html

This lecture should go after #14 , so there is no need to explain what the Lorenz curve and Gini coefficient are.

However, we need to carefully explain that the wealth distribution "becomes stationary" --- just by simulation, not maths

Then we explain that we are looking at inequality at the stationary distribution.

Investigate how it varies with parameters.

Simplify discussion in the last exercise --- remove mention of Kesten Goldie theorem and just ask for a rank-size plot.

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Research direction

Start with the linked wealth dynamics lecture and the lecture added by issue #14 to identify the notebook location and expected sequence. Add a simulation-focused lecture covering stationary wealth distributions and parameter variation, and simplify the final exercise to request a rank-size plot without the Kesten-Goldie theorem. Verify the notebook renders and the lecture follows #14.

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Assessment

Tech stack
jupyter-notebook, python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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