Young Economist of the Year 2009

Those of you putting together your essay for the Royal Economics Society's essay competition might like to read teh winning entry from last year.

It is available on the Tutor2u website or by clicking here.

Chance to be Chancellor

Fancy a go at being Chancellor? Well now you can thanks to a competition being run by the Citizenship Foundation and The Times.

Here is what you have to do:

Students are provided with a list of ways (policies) in which public money can be spent on areas such as Environment, Health and Education. However, just like in the ‘real world’, they can’t pick them all. Students will need to prioritise the policies that they think are most important, making compromises where necessary, and then justify their choices by writing the Chancellor’s speech. Once they’ve made their choices, students will need to write a speech of between 500-1000 words to explain to the country what they will be spending their money on, and why. Students will need to express their opinions clearly in writing and be persuasive in their arguments. They’ve got a whole country to convince!

Contact SDW if you are interested in taking part - the competition is open to all students aged 14 - 19. Closing date for entries is 31 March 2009.

Further information

Chance to be Chancellor website

Competition pack

Briefing information on the Budget and the economy

Is your essay worth £1000?

The Royal Economics Society's essay competition for A Level economists offers £1000 for the best essay from an A Level student (£500 for the second best).

The 2009 essay title is certainly topical:

'Are economic recessions inevitable?'

Anyone interested in entering the competition should see SDW for further details as soon as possible.