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London School of Economics
Students' Union Economics Society


Dear students,

The LSE Students' Union Economics Society invites you to participate in this year’s Economics Policy Challenge! The writer(s) of the winning paper will receive prize money of ￡1000, a trophy and a certificate for academic excellence, as well as an opportunity to get this paper published in the LSE’s Economics magazine, Rationale.

The competition is open to both undergraduate and graduate students from British and international universities and aims to encourage critical analysis of economic issues. The competition comprises of the following format: a preliminary round where individual students or teams (with a maximum of three people) submit a paper of between 2000 and 3500 words, after which the three best performing contestants give a presentation to a panel of judges, including high-profile experts from academia and the private sector. The final will take place on 23rd February at the LSE*. Both qualitative and quantitative research can be included in your paper.

Here are the competition deadlines:
- Now: Select a topic from the list of questions (see below).
- 1st January 2012: Submit your paper electronically on or before this date.
- 23rd February 2012: If you are selected as one of the finalists, come to the LSE and present your paper.

We would be grateful if you could confirm your participation by sending a brief email to Miss Shalini Mittal at s.mittal2@lse.ac.uk . Please include the name, university and degree of all team members (if applicable). Further information can be found on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/E ... 78191414814?sk=info

We look forward to receiving your papers.

Yours faithfully,

LSE Students' Union Economics Society Special Projects Committee



*Participants are responsible for their own travel expenses.


London School of Economics
Students' Union Economics Society

Questions

Monetary Economics
Can a monetary union work without also having a fiscal union? [Professor Tim Besley]

Productivity and Development
What are the best ways of increasing the productivity of African firms? [Dr. Guy Michaels]

Wellbeing
How does the mental health of the population affect the economic performance of a country and the wellbeing of its people? [Lord Richard Layard]

Poverty
Do unconditional cash transfers to the poor offer the best strategy for poverty alleviation? [Professor Maitreesh Ghatak]

Healthcare
Should we entrust the rationing of healthcare to economists? [Dr. Liisa Kurunmaki]

Housing
“Rising house prices are in few people’s interests”. Discuss. [Professor John Hills]

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