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RES Economics Essay Competition 2014 (Update 21 May)
Monday, May 19, 2014
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A reminder of the details of the annual Royal Economic Society Essay Competition for 2014.

The deadline for submission of entries is midnight (BST) on 30 June 2014.

As in previous years, all entries must be done online using the official entry form:

https://tutor2u.wufoo.com/forms/res-young-economist-of-the-year-2014/



Competition Details



Essay Titles

School students are now invited to write an essay of between 1,000 to 2,500 words, on one of the subjects below, set by the RES judging panel, calling on key elements of their A Level or International Baccalaureate courses, examples from the world around them and imaginative discussion.

The essay topics for 2014 are:

Promoting growth and fighting poverty should be the priority in the developing world, not reducing greenhouse gases.” Do you agree?
Should childcare costs be deductible against tax for working mothers?
HS2 will blight the countryside and just lead even more businesses to locate in London.” Discuss.
Are the advanced economies in for a long period of economic stagnation?
Is independence consistent with Scotland keeping the pound?
Does immigrant labour benefit or impoverish the United Kingdom?


The first prize will once again be £1,000 together with an engraved trophy together with cash prizes for the other leading essays.

The deadline for submitting essays is Monday 30 June 2014 at 2400 hours (GMT)..

The competition is open to all students who are currently studying GCSE, AS / A2 Level or IB Economics (or an equivalent course)
All essays must be submitted online using the official online entry form
The maximum word count for entries is 2,500 words
The word count includes footnotes, but excludes references and bibliography.
Only one entry per student is permitted
No revisions to entries are permitted once submitted
Please note that entries to the competition should be unique (i.e. not published elsewhere or submitted to other essay competitions.)
Entries must be submitted in either Microsoft Word (doc, docx) format or PDF format. No other formats are acceptable.


Previous Winners

Details of previous winning entries can be found here:

RES Young Economist of the Year 2013 - Ellie Heatherill

RES Young Economist of the Year 2012 - Calum You

RES Young Economist of the Year 2011 - Mayank Banarjee

RES Young Economist of the Year 2010 - Jessica Hawley

RES Young Economist of the Year 2009 - Tiffany Young

RES Young Economist of the Year 2008 - Promit Anwar and Lizzy Burden


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