RES Essay Competition 2011 - Shortlisted Essays

From an entry of over five hundred essays, the following essays have been selected to go forward to the final judging process for the 2011 Royal Economic Society Essay Competition for student economists. The judging panel met yesterday and today in London and were impressed with many of the essays submitted. We are also publishing a list of highly commended essays and these will be publicised shortly in a separate blog. Congratulations to the following students:

Abdur-Razzaq Ahmed, Tiffin School, Middlesex
Agnes Norris Keiller, Cheney School, Oxford
Akash Raja, Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet
Andreas Schnellmann, Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood
Daniel Turner, Nottingham High School
David Alam, Queen Elizabeth’s School, Oakwood, Middlesex
Harry Daintith, Eton College, Windsor
Jayna Patel, Beauchamp College, Leicester
Jess Baker, City of London School for Girls, Islington
Kes Daood, Wilson’s School, Croydon
Mayank Banerjee, Dame Allan’s Sixth Form, Newcastle upon Tyne
Otari Kakhidze, Strathallan School, Perthshire
Pui Hei Chan, Colchester Royal Grammar School
Rishi Chotai, Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School
Robert Wilcox, Brynteg School, Bridgend, South Wales
Thomas Simpson, Hamilton Boys’ High School, Waikato, New Zealand
Xueying Lee, Nonsuch High School For Girls, Sutton, Surrey

Geoff Riley

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