Deadline:
June 29, 2025
Location(s)
Online United Kingdom
Overview
Our prestigious Young Economist of the Year competition is back for 2025! Last year's competition attracted entries from nearly 3,000 young people, and we can't wait to see all of your thoughts and ideas this time. The selected finalists were invited to attend tours and meetings at HM Treasury and 10 Downing Street, before presenting their research to a panel of esteemed judges at the KPMG offices in Canary Wharf. What are you waiting for? Dive in to the amazing world of economics now - whether you've studied it before or not!
Details
AIM
The Royal Economic Society Young Economist of the Year competition 2025 sponsored by KPMG UK and FT Schools aims at encouraging Year 10 – Year 13 students (in England and Wales, or equivalent in Scotland and Northern Ireland) to produce their own ideas in analysing contemporary economic problems facing the UK and the world.
Students can choose from a list of topics provided below. Students do not need to be studying economics to be able to enter this competition. The RES welcomes entries from any students who are interested in economic issues and would like to share original ideas or perspectives on these issues. The RES also welcomes a diverse range of contributions and insights on the competition topics.
Entry format
Your entry must:
- Answer only 1 of these 5 questions:
- What are the economic consequences of a falling birth rate, and what approaches can be taken to mitigate these?
- What are the drivers of wealth inequality in the UK and how can they be addressed?
- What are the economic effects of tariffs for consumers, businesses and global economies?
- Will aviation expansion allow the UK to achieve economic growth and meet climate commitments simultaneously?
- How can economics explain the high price of a supercar?
- Be in written or media format. Written would be in blog format no longer than 1,000 words. Media includes video, podcast or presentation slides. Videos and podcasts should be no longer than 5 minutes in length.
- Be an individual or group entry. Groups to be 2-5 students.
- Must not include any personally identifiable information. This needs to be entered on the competition website.
- Must not use applications such as ChatGPT or other forms of artificial intelligence (AI)
- You must acknowledge the use of information/material from other sources. We do not require a detailed in-text referencing of your arguments, however a list of sources that you have consulted and have substantively influenced your arguments must be included at the end of your entry. If a written entry then this is not included in the word count.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Eligibility
To enter, you must be:
- In Years 10 to 13 in England or Wales, Years 11 to 14 in Northern Ireland, or S3 to S6 in Scotland (or equivalent)
- Studying in the UK
The competition is free to enter.
You do not need to be studying economics, and you can work on your entry or with up to 4 other students.
For independent school entries we promote mixed group entries with local state schools.
Dates
Deadline: June 29, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
The winning entry will be featured in the Financial Times.
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