2020-2021
2019-2020
Free trade: What to do about the “losers”?
2018-2019
Use economics to describe and defend an effective immigration policy
2017-2018
Should the federal government increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour?
2016-2017
Can the U.S. economy still grow the way it once did?
2015-2016
2014-2015
What are the most important influences on economic inequality in the United States?
2013-2014
2012-2013
How should North Dakota handle its oil boom?
2011-2012
What is the value of higher education?
2010-2011
What role, if any, should government play in job creation?
2009-2010
2008-2009
What role, if any, should the government play in energy markets?
2007-2008
Hamilton vs. Jefferson: Whose economic vision was better?
2006-2007
Is immigration good or bad for the U.S. economy?
2005-2006
What economic lessons can be drawn from an illegal drug deal?
2004-2005
Why are some countries rich and some countries poor?
2003-2004
What role, if any, should the government play in addressing income inequality?
2002-2003
2001-2002
Is there a housing shortage? What role should government play in the housing market?
2000-2001
The Great Depression: Could it happen again?
1999-2000
1998-1999
What economic lessons can be drawn from this painting of a bustling sixteenth century Dutch market?
1997-98 Essay Contest
1996-97 Essay Contest
Should states be permitted to use targeted incentives to recruit businesses?
1995-96 Essay Contest
What exchange rate system should central banks adopt?
1994-95 Essay Contest
What role should the Federal Reserve play in the payments system?
1993-1994
1992-1993
Central Banks in Emerging Economies
1991-1992
Is reform of the banking system necessary and, if so, what types of reform would be most effective?