Launch of the RES Essay Competition 2010 - Essay Titles Are Revealed

The 2010 Royal Economic Society essay competition for economists is launched today. Last year more than two hundred schools and colleges from across the UK and beyond submitted entries from their students and we are hoping that this year’s competition will prove equally popular. For the competition this year students can choose from one of five essay questions (shown below). The deadline for submitting entries is midnight (2400 hrs) on Monday 17th May. We will be issuing further details about the competition in the next few days including details of how to upload entries and some advice on the word limit and other guidelines for entrants.

Here are the five essay titles for 2010

1.  What are the best economic policies to curb alcohol consumption?
2.  The pursuit of lower income inequality is irrational and counterproductive. Discuss.
3.  Foreign aid hinders development. Discuss.
4.  Would the world economy function better with a single global currency?
5.  How do we prevent house price bubbles in the future?

There is plenty here for students to research and write about both at a micro and macroeconomic level.

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Unit 3 Micro: Revision on Contestable Markets [8 Apr 2012]
Unit 3 Micro: Monopoly and Economic Welfare [6 Apr 2012]
Unit 2 Macro: Inflation and the Business Environment [6 Apr 2012]
Unit 2 Macro: How the Economic Cycle affects Businesses [6 Apr 2012]
Unit 4 Macro: Productivity Improvements in China [3 Apr 2012]
Unit 3 Micro: Revision on Scale Economies, Technology and Prices [1 Apr 2012]
Unit 3 Micro: EU Imposes Further Price Cap on Mobile Phone Companies [29 Mar 2012]
Unit 4 Macro: Focus on India - Supply Side Issues [25 Jan 2012]
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Revision Presentation: Economics Evaluation Skills [10 Jan 2012]
AS and A2 Economics - 10 Ways to Improve Evaluation [4 Jan 2012]
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A2 Micro: Competition Policy [20 May 2011]
A2 Micro: Oligopoly [20 May 2011]
A2 Micro: Entry Barriers in Markets [19 May 2011]
A2 Micro: The Importance of Profit [19 May 2011]
A2 Micro: Market Structure, Conduct & Performance [19 May 2011]
A2 Micro: Consequences of Price Discrimination [19 May 2011]
Unit 3 Micro: Perfect Competition [19 May 2011]
A2 Micro: Competition and Efficiency [19 May 2011]
A2 Micro: Outsourcing [18 May 2011]
A2 Micro: Business Growth [18 May 2011]
A2 Micro: Innovation and Economic Policies [18 May 2011]
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