The National Economics Challenge is a team quiz-bowl-style competition in micro- and macroeconomics run by the Council for Economic Education. About 10,000 students compete annually in two divisions: David Ricardo for first-time competitors who have taken no more than one economics course, and Adam Smith for students with AP, IB, honors, or prior NEC experience. State winners advance through a First Round National Challenge and National Semi-Finals to the National Finals, where the top four teams win cash prizes.
Eligibility
Fields of studyEconomics
DemographicsTeams of enrolled public, private, or home-schooled high schoolers, formed within a state; advance through state-level qualifying rounds to nationals.
Applying
National Finals: $1,000 for 1st place, $500 for 2nd, $250 for 3rd, and $200 for 4th, split among team members.