International Economics Olympiad & National Economics Olympiads

International Economics Olympiad is one of the most credited economics competitions for high schoolers that focus on economics, business and finance. From each of the 73 nations competing in this olympiads, five individuals who qualified from National Economics Olympiads get to represent their nation to compete in this global stage (but the National Economics Olympiads is an amazing opportunity in itself already).

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    • Economics (Individual): This segment comprises 5 open-ended and 20 multiple-choice questions, covering both theoretical and practical applications of economics.

    • Financial Literacy (Individual): Participants complete 25 multiple-choice questions covering key aspects of financial literacy.

    • Business Case (Team): Teams present solutions to a real-world business case to a panel of judges. 

    • Max Points: Economics (100), Financial Literacy (50), Business Case (50).

  • Up to 5 top students from each country’s national competition are invited to compete internationally. Please check your country’s NEO (national level) rules as they are very different

    • Registration for most National Economics Olympiad is from January to early March.

    • The Registration and Competition different a lot from nation to nation. So please check your country’s timeline in the official website.

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Other information:

Official website for IEO (not nationals): click here

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