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Young Economist of the Year 2026
sponsored by KPMG UK and ft schools
A huge thank you to everyone who entered the Young Economist of the Year competition 2026! We had 1954 submissions and over 3000 young people participating this year. Our judges were very impressed with the quality of the entries!
After much deliberation, with thanks to our markers, we have shortlisted our five finalists. Listed below, we also have commended entries that our judges wanted to acknowledge. Please note that unfortunately due to the high volume of entries, we are unable to give feedback on individual submissions.
Our on-the-day judges include Chris Jenkins (KPMG), Isobel Dawson (Econosaurus), Tom Aldred (HM Treasury) and Soumaya Keynes (Financial Times).
Congratulations to you all!
FINALISTS
Name | School | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Charlie Webster | Grey Court School | Is a country truly wealthy if it has high GDP, but its citizens are unhappy? |
Beatrice Webb; Isla Vessey; Evie Simpson; Sophie Crisford and Lauren Daly | St George's School | Free trade creates winners and losers, is it desirable? |
Devorshi Das | John Hampden Grammar School | Should dynamic pricing be allowed for mega events like concerts/ gigs/ festivals/ sports finals? |
Mayher Tyagi | Ousedale School | Should billionaires exist in a well-functioning economy? |
Aliyah Koujan-Patel | Notting Hill and Ealing High School | How will AI affect long run economic growth in developed countries? |
COMMENDED ENTRIES
Name | School | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Daion Deleon | Beth's Grammar School | Is a country truly wealthy if it has high GDP, but its citizens are unhappy? |
Sebastian Saunders | St Olave's Grammar School | Is a country truly wealthy if it has high GDP, but its citizens are unhappy? |
Dhruvi Parekh | Hampstead Hall Academy | Is a country truly wealthy if it has high GDP, but its citizens are unhappy? |
Dia Abdul-Rahim | Nottingham Girls High School | Is a country truly wealthy if it has high GDP, but its citizens are unhappy? |
Helen Bastin; Diana Bisogiannis; Fatim Baldé; Lila Chesters | Peter Symonds College | Is a country truly wealthy if it has high GDP, but its citizens are unhappy? |
Ella Smith; Samridhi Mishra; Feyitomi Banjo-Onasanya | Parmiter's School | Is a country truly wealthy if it has high GDP, but its citizens are unhappy? |
Ire Ayeni | Xaverian College | Is a country truly wealthy if it has high GDP, but its citizens are unhappy? |
Brooke Wainwright | Newport Girl's High School Sixth Form | Is a country truly wealthy if it has high GDP, but its citizens are unhappy? |
Tavanashe Kutama; Arnav Shetty | Bedford School | Is a country truly wealthy if it has high GDP, but its citizens are unhappy? |
Dylan Digpal | Peter Symonds College | Is a country truly wealthy if it has high GDP, but its citizens are unhappy? |
Danyal Rahim; Vaibhav Shandilya; Rishan Virmani; Kelvin Chen | Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | Free trade creates winners and losers - is it desirable? |
Carys Lee | Durham Sixth Form Centre | Free trade creates winners and losers - is it desirable? |
Mia Patel | Parmiter's School | Free trade creates winners and losers - is it desirable? |
Nathan Benhamou; Daniel Newman | JFS School | Free trade creates winners and losers - is it desirable? |
Thomas Rooney; Rares Andrei | Caterham School | Free trade creates winners and losers - is it desirable? |
Aman Hussain; Feile Au; Makan Mostaedi | Silverdale school | Free trade creates winners and losers - is it desirable? |
Josephine Owoh | St Michael's Catholic College | Free trade creates winners and losers - is it desirable? |
Adithya Nair | Queen Mary's Grammar School | Free trade creates winners and losers - is it desirable? |
Zayaan Khan | Bassaleg School | Free trade creates winners and losers - is it desirable? |
Vivaan Gajria | Latymer Upper School | Free trade creates winners and losers - is it desirable? |
Jeisanth Sathyanathan; Divyan Senthuran | Sutton Grammar School | Should dynamic pricing be allowed for mega events like concerts/ gigs/ festivals/ sports finals? |
Jesseca Loganayagam; Yi-Ray Wong | St Olave's Grammar School | Should dynamic pricing be allowed for mega events like concerts/ gigs/ festivals/ sports finals? |
Amogh Mathur | Bedford Modern School | Should dynamic pricing be allowed for mega events like concerts/ gigs/ festivals/ sports finals? |
Rahul Bhagat | The Latymer School | Should dynamic pricing be allowed for mega events like concerts/ gigs/ festivals/ sports finals? |
Venkat Rithvick Kodumu | Queen Elizabeth's, Barnet | Should dynamic pricing be allowed for mega events like concerts/ gigs/ festivals/ sports finals? |
Ayush Singh | Cardiff Sixth Form College | Should dynamic pricing be allowed for mega events like concerts/ gigs/ festivals/ sports finals? |
Tianye Sun | Manchester Grammar School | Should dynamic pricing be allowed for mega events like concerts/ gigs/ festivals/ sports finals? |
Muhammad Aarez Shaikh | Upton Court Grammar School | Should dynamic pricing be allowed for mega events like concerts/ gigs/ festivals/ sports finals? |
Jayden Bunker | David Nieper Academy | Should billionaires exist in a well-functioning economy? |
Sophia Fox | The Godolphin and Latymer School | Should billionaires exist in a well-functioning economy? |
Prajjayan Thoppey | Wilson's School | Should billionaires exist in a well-functioning economy? |
Yuna Vavrovsky | St Paul's Girls' School | Should billionaires exist in a well-functioning economy? |
Isabel Hill | Notting Hill and Ealing High School | Should billionaires exist in a well-functioning economy? |
Emmanuel Levey | JFS School | Should billionaires exist in a well-functioning economy? |
Zeynep Yildiz | Copleston High School and Sixth Form | How will AI affect long run economic growth in developed countries? |
So Kwan Yin Jayden | Harrow School | How will AI affect long run economic growth in developed countries? |
Dorentina Pllana; Anam Fatima | Ditton Park Academy | How will AI affect long run economic growth in developed countries? |
Edward Fletcher-McCraight; Eesah Zaman; Hayyan Mushair | John Taylor Free School | How will AI affect long run economic growth in developed countries? |
Lucas Rubens | Ewell Castle School | How will AI affect long run economic growth in developed countries? |
Kayra Ultanir | The Tiffin Girls' School | How will AI affect long run economic growth in developed countries? |
Ananya Chowdhury; Evie Lewis-Delgado; Rishima Mishra; Gowri Ajith Pai | Stratford Girls' Grammar School | How will AI affect long run economic growth in developed countries? |
Ethan Wong | University College School | How will AI affect long run economic growth in developed countries? |
Harrison Green | Birkenhead | How will AI affect long run economic growth in developed countries? |
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