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 2025! We were blown away by the quality and creativity of this year's submissions.
The five amazing finalists presented at an in-person final event at KPMG offices in October and were assessed by a panel of esteemed judges. The finalists were also offered the amazing opportunity to tour HM Treasury and Number 10 and 11 Downing Street!
This year, the judges could not choose a single winner and had to call a tie! Our worthy joint winners for 2025 are The King’s Economists (Sen Patel, George Champion, Lucas Day, Deni Darenberg and Joseph Brannigan), and Ishwa Nawaz.
Listed below are the finalists and 'commended entries' that particularly impressed our panel of judges.
Furthermore, we are delighted to announce the winner of our "Welsh Award", in partnership with the Welsh Government (see below).
Congratulations to you all!
FINALISTS
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WELSH AWARD
We are delighted to partner once again with the Welsh Government to offer our "Welsh Award", recognising a particularly brilliant entry from a student from Wales. This year this prestigious award goes to Cole Brydson from Gower College, Swansea. His submission addressed the question “What are the drivers of wealth inequality in the UK and how can they be addressed?”
COMMENDED ENTRIES
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