Arkansas Economics Challenge 2024
What is Econ Challenge:
The National Economics Challenge (NEC) is the country’s only economics competition of its kind for 9-12th grade students. It tests micro and macroeconomic principles as well as knowledge of the world economy. This motivating and fun team learning experience begins with competitions at the state level. The 2024 state competition was hosted at the University of Central Arkansas on March 12, 2024.
Students worked with their team members to research & develop their presentations.
Competition Format:
The Arkansas Economics Challenge consists of multiple competition categories for students to participate in throughout the day, including:
a Multiple-Choice Economics exam taken in person on Challenge Day.
Group Presentations, where students will develop presentations to present to university faculty judges
Individual Essays that students can write and submit before the competition date.
Participating Teams:
There are two competition categories for the Arkansas Economics Challenge: David Ricardo, for first time Challenge participants enrolled in their first economics course, or Adam Smith, for AP, Honors, and students who have taken multiple economics courses or participated in a past Economics Challenge. 2024 participants included:
Bay High School
Bentonville West High School
Bryant High School
Haas Hall Academy
Little Rock Catholic High School
Ozark High School
2024 Winners:
Team Presentations:
Bentonville West High School Adam Smith division grand prize winners
Best Presentation: Adam Smith Division
Bentonville West High School
Ronak Pai, Veera Unnam, Sylvester Fernandes
Best Presentation: David Ricardo Division
Bryant High School
Conlee Billingsley, Grayson Outlaw, Jewliana Murdock
Individual Essays:
Best Essay: Adam Smith Division
Khant Sin, Haas Hall Academy
Bryant High School David Ricardo division grand prize winners
Best Essay: David Ricardo Division
Grayson Outlaw, Bryant High School
Overall Grand Prize:
Adam Smith Division
Bentonville West High School
Ronak Pai, Veera Unnam, Sylvester Fernandes
David Ricardo Division
Bryant High School
Conlee Billingsley, Grayson Outlaw, Jewliana Murdock
Student and Teacher of the Year:
Student of the Year:
Eric Suarez, Haas Hall Academy
Teacher of the Year:
Jessica Vick, Bay High School
