KCEE Economics Challenge

sponsored by
Council for Economic Education 
Goldman Sachs Foundation
and hosted by
Eastern Kentucky University
Center for Economic Education
Register Your Teams
Enter the Economics Challenge Website
for students to take the quiz
Online Quiz Standings

The Kentucky Council on Economic Education (KCEE) Economics Challenge is a part of the nationwide competition in economics, sponsored by the Council for Economic Education (CEE) and Goldman/Sachs. The National Economics Challenge provides the excitement of an athletic competition to academic excellence. In each competition teams of students answer questions on microeconomics, macroeconomics, and international economics.

Who can take part? Competition is open to any high school students taking an economics course or taking economics as part of a social studies, business, or survey course in Fall or Spring 2008-09.   

Teams and Eligibility

The Economics Challenge has two divisions: 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 course must be taught by a secondary teacher. 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). The course must be taught by a secondary teacher. More specific details

What are the costs?  There are no fees to enter the KCEE Economics Challenge.

How do I register teams?   Register your Teams today online!

How do I prepare my teams?
Practice. Practice. Practice. One way to practice is to study test questions from past competitions. Click here to access the test questions. The link is http://economicschallenge.ncee.net/test.php  Review the Tips for EconChallenge Success. To access the Tips, click here.

Round 1:
Preliminary Online Economics Challenge Quiz

Students begin with the KCEE Online Economics Challenge quiz.  The online Economics Challenge quiz is:

  • FREE and FUN!

  • Online quizzes open from February 2, 2009 through March 18, 2009 for your Fall and/or Spring semester high school students! 

  • EASY!  30 minutes..30 questions! 

  • It's a team competition for 3-4 students per team!

  • Two divisions - Adam Smith and David Ricardo

  • Teachers receive a $20 gift certificate for having 4 or more teams participate and completing the registration forms for all online participants

  • Teachers will receive their own team scores.  ONLY the top 10 teams in each division will be posted each week on the website, with team name, school name, teacher name and scores. The final standings will be posted at the end of the school day on March 20.

Online Winners!  The first place team members are awarded the opportunity to compete in Round 2: the state KCEE Economics Challenge Quiz Bowl competition on March 20, 2009.

Round 2:
KCEE Economics Challenge Quiz Bowl Competition
hosted by Eastern Kentucky University Center for  Economic Education

The top 4 teams in each division of the David Ricardo and Adam Smith Online Challenges will be invited to compete on Thursday, March 27, 2009 at Eastern Kentucky University from 10-2pm to determine state champions in each division. (Teams can be re-constituted, but team members must have participated in the online Challenge.) 

The Quiz Bowl!   There should be 4 students on each team. There will be a round of quiz-bowl play-offs of winning teams to determine the state champion.  A maximum of 30 questions will be asked in each quiz bowl.

Fun/Food!  The day will be fun!  Lunch will be provided, as well as our own version of "Let's Make a Deal" competition for more fun! 

Prizes -  $100 savings bonds for first place team members and $50 savings bonds for second place team members in each division will be awarded.  Plus the first place team in each division will receive a school trophy and medals. They will compete in the Southeast Regional Competition in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Teachers of winning teams can receive $75 stipend or sub pay and mileage expenses to bring their winning team(s) to the KCEE Economics Challenge Quiz Bowl.)
 

Round 3:
Southeast Regional Economics Challenge
in Atlanta, Georgia

The winning teams in both divisions of the state competition will represent Kentucky in the Regional Competition on Monday, April 27, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. The winning team members of the Regional Competition win a $1,000 U.S. savings bond and go on to the National Competition. The Regional Competition will be held in Atlanta, Georgia (all expenses paid!!) (specific competition details)

Round 4:
National Economics Challenge

The winning teams from the Regional Competition will compete in the National Competition on May 16 to18 in New York City. The winning teams are awarded $3,000 U.S. savings bonds.

 Fun for everyone – and easy to participate! 

                      Thanks to our  Economics Challenge Sponsors

Eastern Kentucky University
National Council on Economic Education
Goldman Sachs Foundation