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Lightweight boxes were distributed to facilitate this activity among Philippine households in Ashraf, Karlan and Yin’s 2006 paper “Tying Odysseus to the mast,” which offered the first test of whether demand for commitment products for this activity is driven by hyperbolic discounting preferences. This is the first title activity of a ROSCA, which rotates through beneficiaries in examples like Latin (10[1])American tandas (10[1])and Indian chit funds. John Maynard Keynes illustrated a paradox surrounding this activity using Bernard Mandeville’s Fable of the Bees. High rates of this intertemporal activity by households in China have contributed to its (10[1])“global glut.” For 10 points, name this activity promoted by (10[1])401(k) (10[1])plans in the United States, (10[2])which (10[1]-5[1])defers consumption (10[1]-5[1])by not spending all of one’s income. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: saving [or savings rate or retirement saving; accept thrift or the paradox of thrift; accept investing or investment]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford (DII)UNC A (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)5910
Joseph Chambers (DII)Virginia A (UG)UNC B (UG)6110
Kevin Jiang (UG)Duke A (UG)UNC D (DII)9510
Jacob Martin (UG)Maryland B (UG)Maryland C (DII)10510
Caleb Kendrick (Grad)Maryland A (Grad)UNC C (UG)10610
Luke Schaarschuch (UG)Virginia C (UG)GWU B (Grad)11110
Aidan Casdin (UG)JMU A (UG)Roanoke College A (DII)11110
Caleb Hines (DII)Liberty B (DII)GWU A (UG)11210
Andrew Amygdalos (UG)GWU A (UG)Liberty B (DII)112-5
Logan Mitchell (UG)JMU B (UG)Liberty C (DII)114-5
Duncan Griffiths (UG)William & Mary A (UG)Virginia B (UG)11410
Nathan Redford (DII)Liberty C (DII)JMU B (UG)12210