Entries are invited for this year’s Rybczynski economics essay competition - kindly sponsored by KPMG.
This prestigious award is given to the best piece of writing on an issue of importance to economists, and offers the opportunity to help your own work gain a higher profile among professional colleagues.
The prize of £5,000 is kindly offered by KPMG, who are sponsoring the competition, and is awarded at the Society’s Annual Dinner and the author(s) of the final shortlisted entries will be invited to the dinner as guests of the SPE.
Essays - which can cover any field of economics - must be submitted by 1 May 2024 and should not have been published before 1 January 2023 ie. this prize is for work written and/or published between the start of the calendar year 2023 and the closing date.
The judges will be looking for around 3,000 (with an absolute maximum of 4,000) well-written words. Please note that the Judging Panel mark ‘blind’, ie. all entries are anonymised before sending on to the Judges. Click on page links for terms and conditions and entry form. Good luck!