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Get a world-class extracurricular and win amazing prizes. No preparation required.
Registration deadline on March 10!
Join students across international schools!
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1000+ Students
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The Economics World Cup is the only competition designed to test your ability to think like an economist, not your knowledge of economics
No Barriers to Entry
Innovative Competition Structure
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1. 100% Virtual Experience
2. No Prior Economics Knowledge Required
3. Minimal Time Commitment
1. Internet Allowed
Because real economists need all their tools!
2. Multiple Choice Exam
In the individual round
3. Real Development Case
You and your team will help a real community.
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If you would like to be a sponsor for the 2025 EWC, please get in touch!
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Win the best prizes ever offered by a high school competition:
BONUS: Wild Card Prizes for
a. Best Speaker
b. Most Creative Solution
c. Most Pragmatic Solution
d. Secret 🤫 🤐
◈ Top 10% of individual participants get a Certificate of Recognition
◈ All participants get a Certificate of Participation
Tip: share this with your university applications to impress your admissions officers.
How do I register?
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1. You talk to your friends and fellow students to organize a team of 2-6 students.
2. You sign up for the Economics World Cup individually using your personal email.
3. After you sign up, we will send you a form where you can register your teammates and team name.
What is the exam structure like?
50 multiple choice questions
Round 1: Individual online test
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Note: You and all your teammates will take this exam individually.
-5 points for the wrong answer
(in development economics, real lives are at stake, and we cannot risk making mistakes)
-2 points for a blank answer
(in the real world, there is an opportunity cost to doing nothing)
+3 points for correct answer
If you or anyone in your team places in the top 10% of individual test takers, the entire team qualifies for the Finals.
(Tip: signing up in larger groups will increase your odds of qualifying)
Round 2 - Final Round: Team Project
1 week to submit group project
1. Your team receives a real development project.
2. Your team comes up with a solution for a real community. You can share your solution as either:
a. A Video (max 5 minutes)
b. A Report (max 2 pages / 1000 words)
c. A Presentation (max 10 slides)
d. A Podcast (max 10 minutes)
3. A jury reviews your submission.
If your team makes it in the top 3, you will win an exclusive prize!
"With acceptance rates of top colleges reaching new all-time-lows every year, there has never been a greater need to differentiate yourself."
No Background Knowledge Required
In 2024, knowledge is abundant but critical thinking is scarce.
So, the Economics World Cup tests your ability to think like an economist, not your knowledge of economics.
There are 0 technical questions (you don't even need to have studied economics to succeed!)
Takes Minimal Effort
Round 1 is only 1 hour long. No prep necessary.
For Round 2, your team has 1 week.
When you become a World Champion, don't tell anyone it took you just 1 week ;-)
Why Join?
Boost Your University Application
Many students aspiring to study economics, political science, business administration, or finance in university have not actually studied these topics in high school.
Admissions officers look for demonstrated interest and thinking skills, so participating in EWC is a great way to get ahead.
Win Amazing Prizes
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Certificate of Recognition
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Personalized Letter of Recommendation
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Hear what the students have to say:
Hear what the students have to say:
I took Physics and History in high school, but doing the EWC made me realize my passion for Development Economics. Now I major in political science.
Participant
I really enjoyed participating in the Economics World Cup. Funnily, in the week of the competition, I was pushing back FIFA to work on our team solution.
2024 Finalist
There was 'no right answer' so to say. It was a good change to the sort of stuff we're expected to do in school.
2024 Finalist
I like how the case studies are very creative (but still related to real life) and open-ended; It provides us with space and flexibility to devise our solution. It also helped me realize that even basic services such as fire protection required immensely complicated decision-making processes behind the scenes.
2024 Finalist
Hear what the students have to say:
I took Physics and History in high school, but doing the EWC made me realize my passion for Development Economics. Now I major in political science.
Participant
I really enjoyed participating in the Economics World Cup. Funnily, in the week of the competition, I found myself pushing back FIFA to work on our team solution.
2024 Finalist
There was 'no right answer' so to say. It was a good change to the sort of stuff we're expected to do in school.
2024 Finalist
I like how the case studies are very creative (but still related to real life) and open-ended; It provides us with space and flexibility to devise our solution. It also helped me realize that even basic services such as fire protection required immensely complicated decision-making processes behind the scenes.
2024 Finalist
