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.

This year you have the chance to win a prize of £5,000 (an increase from the traditional £3,000). It will be awarded at the Society’s 2021 Annual Dinner this Autumn and the author(s) of the final shortlisted entries will be invited to the dinner as guests of the SPE.

Essays must be submitted by 16 August 2021 and should not have been published before 1 January 2020 ie. this prize is for work written and/or published between the start of the calendar year 2020 and the closing date.

The judges will be looking for around 3000 (with an absolute maximum of 4000) well-written words. Click on page links for terms and conditions and entry form. Good luck!