“Why is income per head between 50 and 100 times larger in the United States than in countries such as Burundi and Malawi?”
That is just one of the questions that candidates hoping to study philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University might be asked at their interview.
Renowned for posing tricky and sometimes baffling interview questions, the university has released some examples in a bid to provoke thought and demystify the process for nervous applicants.
Students applying to read economics and management, for example, might be asked if bankers deserve the pay they receive and if governments should do something to limit how much they get.
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