YEOTY 2023
Special Interest Award Winners
Below are the winning project entries for the 2023 Special Interest Awards at the Young Economist of the Year Awards Ceremony. They are listed below in the order they were presented at the Awards Ceremony
UCD Award
Best Use of Policy in a Project
Name of Student: Hugh O'Sullivan Sexton
Teacher: Eva Acton
School: Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar
Project Title: The Economy of Cannabis
Maynooth University Award
Best Use of Economic Concepts
Name of Student: Junjia Li
Teacher: Ronan Murdock
School: The Institute of Education
Project Title: Refugee immigrants: Assets or Burdens? What policies should we adopt?
University of Galway Award
Economic Sustainability
Name of Students: Jack Gleeson & Ana Bucur
Teacher: Michelle Woulfe
School: John the Baptist Community School
Project Title: Could History Repeat itself? A forecast of the British Economy following Truss's Mini Budget based on comparisons with the "Iron Lady"
Technological University of Dublin Award
Creativity Award
Name of Student: Amelie O'Connor
Teacher: John Lowndes
School: Tullamore College
Project Title: How can Pokemon be used as an educational tool for Economics
University of Limerick Award
Inclusion in Economics
Name of Student: Holly Hewson
Teacher: Fabian Mak
School: Rathdown School
Project Title: (P)in(k)flation: Do rapid inflation rates widen gender inequality in Ireland
Munster Technological University Award
Spirit of YEOTY
Name of Students: Rania Alaorfi & Julia Dluzniewska
Teacher: Martin Murphy
School: Coláiste Chiaráin
Project Title: Are we relying too much on corporation tax?
Trinity College Dublin Award
Circular Economy Award
Name of Student: Cillian Duignan
Teacher: Kate Sheils
School: Coláiste Choilm Swords
Project Title: Circularity and a Sustainable Ireland
Atlantic Technological University Award
Environmental Sustainability Award
Name of Students: Benedict O'Sullivan, Michael Owens & Kevin Cooney
Teacher: Mairéad O'Sullivan
School: Glenstal Abbey School
Project Title: Deposit Return Scheme - Can money-back Economics deliver change for good
CSO Award
Best Use of Data Award
Name of Students: Alexia D'Arcy and Keelin O'Carroll
Teacher: James Doyle
School: St Andrews College
Project Title: The Irish Housing Crisis: an issue of supply or demand?
Irish Government Economic & Evaluation Sercive (IGEES) Award
Irish Government Policy Award
Name of Students: Vedh Kannan, Thomas Forbes and Will Carkner
Teacher: Matthew Taylor
School: Sutton Park School
Project Title: Driving Change: The Potential for Congestion Pricing in Irish Cities
Central Bank of Ireland:
Silver Award
Monetary Policy/Irish Economy
Name of Student: Eva Cotter
Teacher: Paula Fitzsimons
School: St Louis Secondary School, Dundalk
Project Title: What is the economic impact of inflation on homelessness in Ireland
Central Bank of Ireland:
Gold Award
Monetary Policy/Irish Economy
Name of Students: Callum Hughes
Teacher: Mairéad O'Sullivan
School: Glenstal Abbey School
Project Title: Energy Challenges/crisis in Ireland: Why are we so energy dependant on other countries and what can we do about it?
