We are pleased to announce the finalists and highly-commended essays of our 2020 Harvard International Economics Essay Contest, co-sponsored by the Harvard Undergraduate Economics Association.
The 2020 Harvard International Economics Essay Contest is sponsored by the Harvard Undergraduate Economics Association (HUEA) in conjunction with the Harvard College Economics Review (HCER). This essay competition is open to high school students of any year and is a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate an accomplished level of writing and understanding of economic theory. Through the contest, student competitors hone their academic and professional skills and exhibit their knowledge to future employers and academic programs.
Competitors must construct a convincing argument using economic theory and real-world examples. Winning essays will be published in the Harvard Economics Review and will be available for the greater Harvard community to read.
2020 Finalists
Hana O’Looney-Goto
Hyungsoon Kim
Julia Massa
Nitheesh Velayan
Sarah Ouyang
Vikas Nibhanupudi
Yi Wan
2020 Highly Commended Essays
Ameya Dixit
Andrew Kim
Chelsea Hu
Connor Greenwood-Cribbin
Daniel Son
Faith Lam
Hannah Cifuentes
Tianle He
Jerry Ahn
Jingzhao Ma
Kangzi Chan
Ki Myoung Cheon
Nandini Jha
Ngoc Lan Ho
Riku Kubota
Sakshi Modi
Sofia Faghihy
Tiara Siregar
Udeshna Srimal
Vidula Mannem
Yi An Chan