WATCH IT LIVE!

This year’s final quiz bowl round will be broadcast live from Tisch WNET Studios in the heart of Manhattan on Sunday, May 20 at 3:00pm EST. Tune into this exciting live event on Facebook.

About the Challenge

The Council for Economic Education (CEE), through the generous support of State Farm®, will host the 12th Annual National Economics Challenge in 2012. The Challenge applies the excitement of an athletic competition to academic excellence and encourages students to apply their economics knowledge and work in teams. Competitions are held at the State, National Semi-Final, and National Final levels. In each competition, teams of students answer rigorous questions on microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics, and current events. At the National Final, students complete rounds of testing, work in teams to solve case problems, and participate in a quick-paced oral quiz-bowl in order to compete for the title of National Champions.

To learn more about the competition format, check out the participation information.

State Competitions

States will be asked to identify one state champion from each division to participate in a National Semi-Final and, if the team qualifies, a National Final. How states determine their champion teams will be largely at their discretion, although champion teams must satisfy National eligibility requirements. State coordinators will need to submit individual teacher and student registration forms to CEE only for the state champions in each division that advance to the National Semi-Finals.

To participate in your state’s competition, contact your local coordinator.

National Competition Dates

National Semi-Finals: The National Semi-Finals will take place on Tuesday, April 24 from 2-5pm EST. The National Semi-Finals will be a proctored exam administered at the state champions’ schools.

National Final: The National Finals will take place at the Tisch WNET Studios in New York City from Saturday, May 19 – Sunday, May 20.

Divisions and Eligibility

CEE will host two divisions at the National Semi-Final and Final levels: David Ricardo and Adam Smith. The David Ricardo division includes teams of students enrolled in one-semester (or less) general economics courses or courses which include introductory economic concepts (social studies, business, personal finance, etc.) The Adam Smith division includes teams of students enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP Micro, AP Macro, or AP Micro and Macro), International Baccalaureate (pre-IB and IB), honors, two-semester, or any other advanced courses in economics (including courses taught by a secondary teacher where students earn college credit.)

To learn more about division placement and eligibility, check out the 2012 Rules and Eligibility.

2012 National Final: Pilot Round

This year, CEE will pilot an additional case problem round at the National Final level to test teams’ ability to apply economic concepts to real-world scenarios. CEE will release information about this pilot round to National Finalist teams in late April, after the National Semi-Finals.

For more information about the National Economics Challenge, please contact us.