Does education fuel economic growth?

Questions 1-5

Which section (A-F) contains the following information?

1. an explanation of the need for research to focus on individuals with a fairly consistent income

2. examples of the sources the database has been compiled from

3. an account of one individual’s refusal to obey an order

4. a reference to a region being particularly suited to research into the link between education and economic growth

5. examples of the items included in a list of personal possessions

Questions 6-9

Complete the summary. Write ONE WORD ONLY from the text in each gap.

Demographic reconstruction of two German communities

The database that Ogilvie and her team has compiled sheds light on the lives of a range of individuals, as well as those of their (6) , over a 300-year period. For example, Ana Regina and Magdalena Riethmüllerin were reprimanded for reading while they should have been paying attention to a (7) .

There was also Juliana Schweickherdt, who came to the notice of the weavers’ guild in the year 1752 for breaking guild rules. As a punishment, she was later given a (8) . Cases like this illustrate how the guilds could prevent (9) and stop skilled people from working.

Questions 10-13

Choose TWO correct answers.

10-11

Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make about literacy rates in Section B?

Very little research has been done into the link between high literacy rates and improved earnings.

Literacy rates in Germany between 1600 and 1900 were very good.

There is strong evidence that high literacy rates in the modern world result in economic growth.

England is a good example of how high literacy rates helped a country industrialise.

Economic growth can help to improve literacy rates.

12-13

Which TWO of the following statements does the writer make in Section F about guilds in German-speaking Central Europe between 1600 and 1900?

They helped young people to learn a skill.

They were opposed to people moving to an area for work.

They kept better records than guilds in other parts of the world.

They opposed practices that threatened their control over a trade.

They predominantly consisted of wealthy merchants.

Does education fuel economic growth?

Demographic reconstruction of two German communities

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