Any school students studying UK GCSE, A level, SQC Intermediate 2/Highers or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses are invited to write a unique essay of between 1,000 to 2,500 words, on a subject set by the President of the Royal Economic Society, calling on key elements of their studies, examples from the world around them and imaginative discussion.

The essay title choices are listed here

Essays should be entered using this online form

The deadline for entries is midnight on Sunday 9 July 2017.

Please note that tutor2u is not involved in the marketing or administration of the essay competition in 2017 including the shortlisting of entries. The competition is being run by the Economics Network at Bristol University and all questions about the competition and judging should be emailed to Economics Network Bristol