Lecture 9.2 (MCQ)

Question 1

Top five countries in terms of savings rate

Answer 1

Brunei Darussalam (56.12%)
Suriname (51.02%)
China (48.67%)
Qatar (46.56%)
Nepal (46.09%)

(In % of GDP)

Question 2

China’s savings rate took over USA in

Answer 2

1999

Question 3

China has had a much higher savings rate since 1999 than (3)

Answer 3

United States
Japan
Korea

Question 4

China’s savings rate (1998-2006) is similar to …’s (1983-1991) and …’s (1968-1976)

Answer 4

Korea

Japan

Question 5

Reasons for China’s high savings rate (6)

Answer 5

• domestic liquidity
• investment
• economic growth
• income distributions among Households, firms and government agents
• international trade and capital flows (including firing exchange rate)
• population ageing

Question 6

One child policy exceptions (4)

Answer 6

• parents north only children
• ethnic minorities
• the first child a girl in the rural agricultural area
• the first child disabled

Question 7

Nature intended sex ratio
China’s 1986 sex ratio
China’s today sex ratio

Answer 7

105/100
107/100
122/100