Young Economist of the Year 2023
sponsored by KPMG
Our 2023 competition attracted brilliant submissions from over 2,000 young people, with 5 finalists selected from many worthy entries. The winners were Sami Shahdat and Yiya Zhang from Altrincham Grammar School for Girls with their entry on "How Should Big Tech be Regulated (If At All?) You can see their winning article in the Financial Times here.
Five entries were selected as finalists, and were invited to tour HM Treasury and Number 10 and 11 Downing Street ahead of the grand final. The final was held at KPMG offices in Canary Wharf, with expert judges from across the field of economics on hand to review the excellent submissions. Scroll down for some pictures of these amazing events!
Please see below for our finalists, as well as the 25 'commended' submissions that particularly impressed our panel of experts. Thank you for your submissions - we hope to see you again next year! For information on our 2024 competition, sign up for our newsletter here.
Finalists
Name | School | Topic |
|---|---|---|
P. Tummala, R. Donga, A. Basheer, N. Boya, P. Nasipudi | Pate’s Grammar School | Are the wages for top tier sportspeople justified? |
Aryan Shah and Tharan Sutharson | Watford Grammar School | Should there be a cap on what can be charged for gigs by ticket agents? |
Sadie Beran and Chloe Li | St Clement Danes School and Rickmansworth School | What are the trade-offs between economic growth and climate change? |
Felix Turrell | Hills Road Sixth Form College | What economic impact would the introduction of AI robots have? |
Yiya Zhang and Sami Shahadat | Altrincham Grammar School for Girls | What can economics tell us about how Big Tech should be regulated (if at all)? |
Commended
Name | School | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Nicholas Youmbi | Xaverian College | Are the wages for top tier sportspeople justified? |
Hannah Gordon | The Perse School | Are the wages for top tier sportspeople justified? |
Moradeke Akisanya, Maya Chathley, Sarah Lee, Meagan Tam, Valerie Wong | Cheltenham Ladies’ College | Are the wages for top tier sportspeople justified? |
Eunice Mak | St Swithun’s School | Are the wages for top tier sportspeople justified? |
Daniel Iwu | New Hall School | Should there be a cap on what can be charged for gigs by ticket agents? |
Madison Lopez | St Michael’s School | Should there be a cap on what can be charged for gigs by ticket agents? |
Verity Charnley | Loreto Grammar School | Should there be a cap on what can be charged for gigs by ticket agents? |
Olivia Kewley | Poynton Sixth Form | Should there be a cap on what can be charged for gigs by ticket agents? |
Yui Ching Wong | Abbey College Cambridge | What are the trade-offs between economic growth and climate change? |
Krish Rana | Harrow School | What are the trade-offs between economic growth and climate change? |
Atsushi Agari | Cardiff Sixth Form College | What are the trade-offs between economic growth and climate change? |
Reuben Anthony | The Cotswold Academy | What are the trade-offs between economic growth and climate change? |
Ashton Quilliam | St Ninian’s High School | What economic impact would the introduction of AI robots have? |
Anish Bharadwaj | Merchant Taylors’ School | What economic impact would the introduction of AI robots have? |
Charles Quinnin | Whitley Bay High School | What economic impact would the introduction of AI robots have? |
Britney Chan | Magdalen College School | What economic impact would the introduction of AI robots have? |
Aarav Singhal | City of London School | What can economics tell us about how Big Tech should be regulated (if at all)? |
Giuseppe Mangiavacchi and Trishan Chanda | Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet | What can economics tell us about how Big Tech should be regulated (if at all)? |
Shaan Virdi | Trinity School, Croydon | What can economics tell us about how Big Tech should be regulated (if at all)? |
Priya Chahar | Kings Rochester | What can economics tell us about how Big Tech should be regulated (if at all)? |
