The National Economics Challenge is America's premier economics competition for high school students, organized by the Council for Economic Education. Nearly 10,000 students compete annually in teams, testing their knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and the global economy across state, national, and semifinal rounds. Top teams advance to the National Finals held in Atlanta, Georgia, where they compete against the strongest economics programs in the country. It is one of the most rigorous and rewarding academic competitions available to students with a passion for economics and finance.
Evaluating information carefully before drawing a conclusion or making a decision.
Breaking down a challenge and working through it methodically to a solution.
Making sense of numbers and datasets to find patterns, test ideas, and support decisions.
Setting long-term goals and mapping out the steps to reach them.
Guiding a group toward a shared goal and keeping everyone moving together.
Students directly apply micro and macroeconomic principles and world economy knowledge in competition format.
Competition teaches data-driven analysis and logical thinking essential to financial decision-making roles.
Students develop analytic skills to examine economic principles underlying policy decisions.
Problem-solving and strategic planning from economic analysis directly apply to consulting work.
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