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I Need a Trigger Warning, Part Two
Many Chinese men are working harder and taking more dangerous or unpleasant jobs to get ahead. The high household savings rate, particularly in China, helps explain its huge trade surplus. A man who makes cheap shoes for export does not spend the wages he earns on consumer goods imports. Instead, he saves to build a house and attract a bride. Another unintended result, urban housing prices are rising fast.