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Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office - Economics Essay Competition.

The UK government's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office have just launched the 2025 Next Generation Economics essay competition.

They invite students to write a letter to the Foreign Secretary on one of the four topics; inclusive institutions, protectionism, debt distress, or barriers to participation (see the webpage for the more precise questions).

The winner will receive a prize of £500, and 2 runners up will receive £250. There are also have prizes for those who make the shortlist!

More details, rules and eligibility criteria found on the website:
FCDO Next Generation Economics 2025 competition - GOV.UK

Details of last year's winner, runners-up, and shortlisted entries here:
FCDO Next Generation Economics competition 2024 winner announced - GOV.UK

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