From the B of E's Bank Underground blog:
Before Bank Underground goes off on its Christmas holidays, it’s time
for the Annual Bank Underground Christmas Quiz! We hope you enjoy
testing your knowledge on our festive themed questions on economics,
finance and all things central banking…
1) Keynes spent Christmas of 1910 in Ramsgate in whose festive company?
- The winner of Britain’s best Father Christmas
- The so-called “three wise men” of Treasury economic advisers
- A group of pantomime actors
- England’s most prolific reindeer breeder
2)
Waldfogel’s classic paper, “The Deadweight Loss of Christmas” was
criticised by Solnick & Hemenway’s subsequent paper. By how much did
they find recipients valued gift above cost?
3)
Which of these items sees the biggest percentage surge in UK household
expenditure relative to the other 11 months of the year in December?
- Food
- Clothing
- Books
- Alcohol
4) Which of the following countries spends the least (in PPP-adjusted prices) on Christmas presents?
- Germany
- France
- The Netherlands
- Switzerland
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