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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
This little guy was photographed at OECD headquarters in Paris in September. What was he up to?
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He was visiting the OECD’s beehives during an open day. About 90% of human nutrition depends on crops pollinated by bees, but bee populations are in decline. With two beehives at its Paris headquarters, the OECD is doing its bit to support the city’s bees.
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He was visiting the OECD’s beehives during an open day. About 90% of human nutrition depends on crops pollinated by bees, but bee populations are in decline. With two beehives at its Paris headquarters, the OECD is doing its bit to support the city’s bees.
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
A survey showed that only about one in three people worldwide can answer a question like this: “Suppose you put money in the bank for two years and the bank agrees to add 15% per year to your account. Will the bank add more money to your account the second year than it did the first year, or will it add the same amount of money both years?” What’s the answer?
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More. The question, posed in an international survey of 148 countries, suggests we need to work on financial education.
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More. The question, posed in an international survey of 148 countries, suggests we need to work on financial education.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
When it comes to success in education, which piece of wise advice from your parents did the OECD’s PISA programme confirm this year (although not in exactly these words)?
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Students who use computers only moderately during school hours do better than those who use them frequently, according to research by the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Now don’t you wish you’d listened to your parents?
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Students who use computers only moderately during school hours do better than those who use them frequently, according to research by the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Now don’t you wish you’d listened to your parents?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
If preliminary findings from the OECD’s Compare Your Income survey are any guide, members of which income group are most likely to have an accurate sense of where they stand on the income scale?
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Based on first results from Compare Your Income, middle earners have the best sense of where they stand on the income scale. By contrast, high earners don’t appreciate how well they’re doing while low earners don’t appreciate how far behind they are.
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Based on first results from Compare Your Income, middle earners have the best sense of where they stand on the income scale. By contrast, high earners don’t appreciate how well they’re doing while low earners don’t appreciate how far behind they are.
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
You’ll need some special insights to answer this question: In 2015, Angus Deaton won the Nobel for economics. What else do Prof. Deaton and fellow Nobel laureates Edmund Phelps, (the late) Elinor Ostrom and Mario Molina have in common?
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
May the force be with you – Star Wars is back! The seventh installment of the space epic is on screens everywhere, reminding us of the deep importance of space exploration and research to humanity’s future. About how many people worldwide work in the space economy?
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The space economy is something of a niche in the global economy, employing fewer than a million people worldwide, says the OECD’s Space Economy at a Glance. To put that in context, about 8 million people in the US alone went to see the widely reviled Stars Wars III: Revenge of the Sith on just its opening day back in 2005.
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The space economy is something of a niche in the global economy, employing fewer than a million people worldwide, says the OECD’s Space Economy at a Glance. To put that in context, about 8 million people in the US alone went to see the widely reviled Stars Wars III: Revenge of the Sith on just its opening day back in 2005.
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
China announced the end of its one-child policy in 2015, opening the way for more Chinese families to dust off those hand-me-downs. In how many of the OECD’s 34 countries does the average woman have two or more children?
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The average woman has two or more children in just four of the OECD’s 34 member countries – Israel, New Zealand, Mexico and Turkey. Fertility rates have been declining in much of the world, particularly in wealthier countries. Excluding the impact of migration, a fertility rate of below 2.1 typically leads to a falling population.
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The average woman has two or more children in just four of the OECD’s 34 member countries – Israel, New Zealand, Mexico and Turkey. Fertility rates have been declining in much of the world, particularly in wealthier countries. Excluding the impact of migration, a fertility rate of below 2.1 typically leads to a falling population.
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
The Bank of England estimates that around £1,000 (about $1,500) in cash – banknotes and coins – is in circulation for every man, woman and child in the United Kingdom. As electronic payments become more widespread, what’s happening to demand for cash?
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Demand for cash is rising, not just in the UK but also in Australia, Canada, the United States and in the euro area, says the Bank of England. It’s unclear why this is happening. Possible factors include hoarding, the use of cash in the shadow economy and the use of stable currencies – particularly the US dollar – as a “safe haven” in unstable economies.
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Demand for cash is rising, not just in the UK but also in Australia, Canada, the United States and in the euro area, says the Bank of England. It’s unclear why this is happening. Possible factors include hoarding, the use of cash in the shadow economy and the use of stable currencies – particularly the US dollar – as a “safe haven” in unstable economies.
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
Migration – in all its forms – was one of the stories of the year, often for tragic reasons. In OECD countries, where does the largest single group of immigrants come from?
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About 2 in 5 migrants currently living in OECD countries come from other OECD countries, according to the 2015 OECD report Connecting with Emigrants.
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About 2 in 5 migrants currently living in OECD countries come from other OECD countries, according to the 2015 OECD report Connecting with Emigrants.
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
A temperature rise of more than 2°C is predicted to have a catastrophic impact on our planet. Based on current trajectories, around how many more years of greenhouse-gas emissions would be enough to trigger a 2°C rise in temperatures.
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Without urgent action to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, the carbon “budget” for a temperature rise of 2°C will be reached in around 2040, according to Climate Change Mitigation: Policies and Progress (OECD, 2015).
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Without urgent action to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, the carbon “budget” for a temperature rise of 2°C will be reached in around 2040, according to Climate Change Mitigation: Policies and Progress (OECD, 2015).