Durham University Economics Society Essay Competition 2021

tutor2u is delighted to support a competition for students run by the Economics Society at Durham University. The deadline is 25th April 2021

Our friends at the Durham University Economics Society have launched their new competition with a choice of five engaging and topical essay titles for students to consider.

This competition is open to students who are in the final 2 years of pre-tertiary education, e.g. Sixth Form (Lower and Upper Sixth), Junior College (JC 1 and JC 2), and in the last two years of high school.

Entrants can be of any nationality and studying in any country.

Essay titles:

*Answer only ONE of the following questions within 1500 words*

1. With reference to at least one country of your choice, evaluate the effectiveness of central banks’ mitigatory efforts in the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Should vaccine development and distribution be left to the private sector, public sector, or both? Discuss.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of a wealth tax in fighting inequality.
4. Discuss the current environmental policy challenges with regards to the renewables sector.
5. Assess whether continued technological innovation and the emergence of the digital economy will benefit developing countries.

For full details of the competition including the prizes, please follow this link

Please contact the Chief Journal Editors (Charlie Fraser and Tatyana Wu), who are happy to answer your questions and/or provide more guidance, via emailing dueconomicsjournal@gmail.com.

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