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Enter your project into YEOTY 2025, the Young Economist of the Year Competition 2025. Fill in the form for your year group, upload your entry and you are done! 2025 Project Entries Below are the links for the project submissions for Young Economist of the Year 2025. There is a separate submission form for each year group. Please ensure that you fill in the correct form for your entry. Please only complete this form once for each entry, even if there are multiple students that worked on the entry. Please ensure that all the students involved in the entry are included in the entry details. The information on this form will be included in the Programme. It is, therefore, your responsibility to ensure that you proofread all information that you include here prior to submitting the form. If you have any difficulties in completing your project submission, please email info@youngeconomist.ie for assistance. Deadline for entries: Monday 3rd March at 6 pm Important Documents before you submit your project Consent Forms Individual consent forms must be submitted for each student (whether an individual or group entry) and for the supporting teacher taking part. Unfortunately, any project submitted without the accompanying consent forms, completed in full for each person involved, cannot be considered. Download Competition Information Be sure to review the information sheet before submitting your entry! Download FAQ (Please read before submitting) What should be included on the title page of the project? The title page/start of the project must include: the name of the project, the year group of the students that did the project the name(s) of the student(s) that authored the project The project should NOT include: the name of the school the name of the mentoring teacher. These details are recorded in the submission form and should not appear on the project in the interests of ensuring anonymity and fairness in the judging process. Do you need a consent form for everyone in the group? Yes - if there is more than one person that took part in your entry than you must include a consent form for each person. The teacher consent form (included in the same document as the student consent form). Does the student or teacher upload the project? Either! It's up to you! When you complete the form, a copy of the form will be emailed to the person who completed the form. We advise that if the teacher fills in the form then they forward the email receipt to the student(s) that wrote the project and vice versa I made a YouTube Video/Prezi/Powtoon etc. How can I upload this?! Put the link on to a word document and upload the word document into the Submission Form. Remember, if its a YouTube video it needs to be set to Public or Unlisted. If you have it as Private we won't be able to see it! My project won't upload, what do I do!!! Don't worry, take a deep breath and relax! Send an email to info@youngeconomist.ie and explain the issue you are having. The more information you can give us, the more likely we will be able to help you solve the issue nice and quick! If you can send us screenshots of the problem, even better! Once you email us, don't worry, we will reply, but please bear with us, there are usually lots of questions emailed in the lead up to the deadline, so we might be a little slow to reply, but we will get back to you, don't worry! I have a question, but its not listed here! Then send us an email with your question: info@youngeconomist.ie . One of the team will get back to you as soon as they can! You never know, if its a really good question, then it might even get added here! Important: Please note the following with the consent forms: 1. A photo or scan of the consent forms should be taken and uploaded with your entry. Download the Consent Form YEOTY 2025 Project Submissions 1st Year Entry Form This link is for 1st Year Projects Only. 1st Year Project Submissions 2nd Year Entry Form This link is for 2nd Year Projects Only. 2nd Year Project Submissions 3rd Year Entry Form This link is for 3rd Year Projects Only. 3rd Year Project Submissions 4th Year (TY) Entry Form This link is for 4th Year/Transition Year Projects Only. 4th Year/TY Project Submissions 5th Year Project Entry Form This link is for 5th Year Projects Only. 5th Year Project Submissions 6th Year Project Entry Form This link is for 6th Year Projects Only. 6th Year Project Submissions Northern Ireland Entry Form This link is for Projects from Northern Ireland only. Northern Ireland Project Submissions International Entry Form This link is for projects from schools/students outside of Ireland only International Project Submissions

YEOTY, Young Economist of the Year is an economics competition for secondary school students in Ireland. . . Young Economist of the Year Welcome to the website of the Young Economist of the Year Award! This site is your one-stop shop to find out everything you need to know about the Young Economist of the Year Competition, or YEOTY as it has become affectionately known. On this website, you can find out information about our partners, past entries and what the competition is. To find out more about YEOTY click the link below. Find Out More YEOTY 2025 Information on YEOTY 2025 is now available. Click the button below for more information about YEOTY 2025! The 2025 Teacher CPD session to support mentoring students took place online in November 2024. Recordings and resources can be found by clicking the link below. The portal for submitting entries is now open! The deadline for submitting entries will be Monday 3rd March 2025. The Awards Ceremony will take place on 7th May 2025 in ATU Sligo. Click here for information about YEOTY 2025 Click here for resources from the CPD day Click here to enter YEOTY 2025 YEOTY 2024 National Awards Ceremony See below a link showing the highlights of the National Awards Ceremony held in the University Concert Hall in University of Limerick on 8th May 2024. Click here to see more from the 2024 Awards Ceremony YEOTY Programme 2024 To download a pdf of the Official Programme for the Young Economist of the Year Awards 2024 please click the button below Download Click here to see the full photo gallery from the Awards Ceremony Get in Touch info@youngeconomist.ie Submit Thanks for submitting!

YEOTY 2025 Information on YEOTY 2025 is now available. Click the button below for more information about YEOTY 2025! The 2025 Teacher CPD session to support mentoring students took place online in November 2024. Recordings and resources can be found by clicking the link below. The portal for submitting entries is now open! The deadline for submitting entries will be Monday 3rd March 2025. The Awards Ceremony will take place on 7th May 2025 in ATU Sligo. Click here for information about YEOTY 2025 Click here for resources from the CPD day Click here to enter YEOTY 2025 About Young Economist of the Year YEOTY, as it has become affectionately known, is now in its tenth year and is developing into a significant national awards event for the enjoyment and promotion of economics. Commencing in 2013, the initiative has grown from strength to strength with an increasing number of participants and an improved level of quality each year. The national awards event rotates amongst the major third-level institutions in Ireland. The first YEOTY was hosted by the Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting at Maynooth University in 2013. Each year economics teachers across the country attend a professional learning day organised by Oide in association with members of the Irish Economics Association (IEA) to learn about the latest developments in economics in order to enhance their own knowledge and in turn that of their students. Teachers then work with students on inquiry-based projects to be submitted to the annual Young Economist of the Year competition organised by Oide. In inviting students to explore real life issues through their projects, it is an excellent medium to facilitate students in developing greater economic literacy and to understand how economics relates to their everyday lives and future. Researching economic issues in this way empowers students to develop knowledge and skills that can be applied to many areas of life and further study. Submissions to YEOTY have demonstrated a clear understanding that economics is about our choices and behaviours and how these impact on our individual lives, our country, global economies and on the planet we share. The purpose of the YEOTY awards is to showcase, acknowledge and celebrate the work of students and teachers in planning, preparing and sharing their projects. The Oide Young Economist of the Year (YEOTY) national awards, is an initiative of Oide. Oide is the largest teacher support service in Ireland serving approximately 35,000 post-primary teachers of which approx. 1,500 are business and economics teachers. Oide is funded by the Teacher Education Section (TES) of the Department of Education and Skills (DES). The DES fund the Oide Young Economist of the Year awards as part of the continuing professional development of teachers of business and economics. YEOTY partners include members of the Irish Economics Association (IEA) the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES), the Central Bank of Ireland, the Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment and economics and education departments in all of the major third level institutions in Ireland. Each partner contributes to the continuing professional development of economics teachers, evaluates projects and sponsors prizes for the awards. YEOTY is a shining example of the high level of commitment from students and their teachers to the study of economics and the types of partnerships in education being encouraged and enabled by the Department of Education and Skills. How to get involved in YEOTY • Participating schools may hold their own internal competition and may choose a maximum of three projects per class to submit to YEOTY. • The projects are submitted online in February/March through the portal on www.youngeconomist.ie • The shortlisted projects are invited to attend the YEOTY awards in a leading university, rotating around supporting universities annually). • There are various awards for sections re sponsor interest groups – e.g. Central Bank award; IGEES award etc.

YEOTY 2024 Winners Here you will find the complete archive of YEOTY 2024, including the programme, highlights video and the winning projects! YEOTY Programme 2024 To download a pdf of the Official Programme for the PDST Young Economist of the Year Awards 2024 please click the button below Download YEOTY 2024 National Awards Ceremony A video showing the highlights of the National Awards Ceremony held in the University Concert Hall in UL on 8th May 2024 will be shown here soon. Click here to see the full photo gallery from the Awards Ceremony Winning Projects Scroll down to look at overall winning entries from 2024. Check back here in the coming weeks and months as we upload more entries from 2024! Senior Young Economist of the Year 2024 Name of Students: Martha Burns, Ailbhe Gavin, Hristiana Tsarkova, Amy Wallace & Chloe Chambers Teacher: Anne Marie O'Malley School: Sacred Heart School, Westport, Mayo Project Title: Taylornomics Click here to view the project Junior Young Economist of the Year 2024 Name of Students: Daniel Keating, Luke Hanrahan, John O'Loughlin & Niall Egan Teacher: Pat Egan School: Rockwell College Project Title: Using economics to explain changing rituals associated with Irish Funerals Click here to view the project Special Interest Awards Coming Soon Year Group Awards Coming Soon See More Entries from previous years

2019 YEOTY Archive Scroll down to look at overall winning entries from 2019. Check back here in the coming weeks and months as we upload more winning entries, the special interest awards and medal awarded entries from 2019! Senior Young Economist of the Year 2019 Name of Student: Sihoo Kim Teacher: Pat Egan School: Rockwell College Project Title: Investigating Human Rationality Through Behavioural Aspect Click here to view the project Junior Young Economist of the Year 2019 Name of Students: Ava Plunkett, Orlaith McGeough, Aoibhinn Lucid, Aisling Lavery and Davina Clerkin. Teacher: James Doyle School: St Vincent's Secondary School, Dundalk Project Title: The Rise in Demand For Online Shopping and the Effects it is having on High Street Stores. Click here to view the project See More Entries from previous years

YEOTY Archive On this page, you will find the archive of the previous years of the Young Economist of the Year Competitions. Click on the links below to view the winning entries of the previous years, the old programmes and videos from the National Awards Ceremonies. 2023 YEOTY Archive Click here for past projects, videos and programmes from 2023 Click here for more 2022 YEOTY Archive Click here for past projects, videos and programmes from 2022 Click here for more 2021 YEOTY Archive Click here for past projects, videos and programmes from 2021 Click here for more 2020 YEOTY Archive Click here for past projects, videos and programmes from 2020 Click here for more 2019 YEOTY Archive Click here for past projects, videos and programmes from 2019 Click here for more 2018 YEOTY Archive Click here for past projects, videos and programmes from 2018 Click here for more 2017 YEOTY Archive Click here for past projects, videos and programmes from 2017 Click here for more 2016 YEOTY Archive Click here for past projects, videos and programmes from 2016 Click here for more 2015 YEOTY ARCHIVE Click here for past projects, videos and programmes from 2015 Click here for more 2013/2014 YEOTY Archive Click here for past projects, videos and programmes from 2013 and 2014 Click here for more

PDST YEOTY CPD November 2021 In case you missed the annual CPD event for teachers that are interested in entering students into the Young Economist of the Year Competition. Below you will find recordings from all the speakers from the evening, and their various presentations. We hope you find them useful in your preparations. If you have any questions regarding anything you see below or anything else relating to the competition, please email youngeconomist@pdst.ie and we will get back to you as soon as we can Click here for Information Flyer about the CPD Evening Full Recording of the CPD Evening Advice from the Judging Panel Dr Kevin Denny Kevin studied economics at University College Dublin and Oxford University. He was a senior researcher at the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London before returning to take up an academic post in UCD in 1992. He is now associate professor and Head of School in the UCD School of Economics. His research interests include labour markets, education and the economics of health. Click here for the slides from this presentation Developing Creative Lines of Inquiry with a Sound Economic Focus Dr Bruno Morando Bruno joined the University of Maynooth as a lecturer in September 2021. Before that, he was an adjunct assistant professor at Trinity College Dublin and a research economist at Indecon Economic Consultants. Bruno holds a PhD in Economics from Trinity College Dublin, a Masters in Economics from the University of Bologna and a BSc in Business and Economics from the University of Verona. Bruno’s research interests include Development and Agricultural Economics and he has taught a wide array of different economics courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. Click here for the slides from this presentation Suporting Students in Working with Data Shane Kirwan Shane is an advisor with PDST in the areas of senior cycle economics and business as well as the leaving certificate vocational programme and is currently on secondment to PDST from Gaelcholáiste Cheatharlach. Shane has been supporting teachers of economics with the implementation of the new subject specification since 2019. Click here to view the slides from the presentation Data Visualisation Journey Darren Lawlor Darren Lawlor is a Senior Parliamentary Researcher (Economics) with the Oireachtas Parliamentary Research Service (PRS) within the Oireachtas Library & Research Service (L&RS). An economics and public policy graduate of Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin, Darren has previously worked in policy, communications and advocacy roles within the Department of An Taoiseach, Public Affairs Ireland and European Movement Ireland. In his current role, Darren has led the development of in-house data visualisation capacity since 2015 and is the PRS Data Visualisation Team lead. Darren is also the current chair of the Ireland/UK Inter-Parliamentary Visualisation Network (IPVIS), a collaborative network of parliamentary research units across these islands. Click here to view the slides from the presentation Click here for Part 2 of the Video Update on Resources Dr Rachel Farrell Rachel is a former deputy director of the PDST and co-founder of the Young Economist of the Year. Rachel supported schools in the areas of economics and the business subjects as well as the use of digital technologies while with the PDST. Prior to this Rachel was a teacher of economics for over 20 years. Currently Rachel is assistant professor of initial teacher education in the school of education in UCD. Click here for the slides from the presentation Other Resources Click here for a pdf of lots of links that may be useful for you

YEOTY Impact Stories is a project compiled by UCD School of Education and UCD School of Economics where they found out what previous winners of YEOTY are doing now and what impact YEOTY had on their lives. Below is a collection of videos from these past winners and some of their teachers. These short videos tell the story of what they have been doing since their wins at YEOTY. Stephen Fowler Stephen Fowler (YEOTY 2017 Awardee) talks about his experience participating in YEOTY and the impact it had on his life. Diane Sheehy Diane Sheehy (YEOTY 2018 Awardee) speaks about her experience participating in YEOTY and the impact it had on her life. Ellen McHugh Ellen McHugh (YEOTY 2018 awardee) talks about her experience participating in YEOTY and the impact it had on her life. Jake Weldon Jake Weldon (YEOTY 2017 Awardee) talks about his experience participating in YEOTY and the impact it had on his life. Alex Barry Alex Barry (YEOTY 2021 Awardee) talks about his experience participating in YEOTY and its impact it had on his life. Hugo Phelan Hugo Phelan (YEOTY 2021 Awardee) talks about his experience participating in YEOTY and the impact it had on his life. Amy Bellew Amy Bellew (YEOTY 2021 Awardee) talks about her experience participating in YEOTY and the impact it had on her life. Maksim Webb Maksim Webb (YEOTY 2021 Awardee) talks about his experience participating in YEOTY and the impact it had on his life. Shane Kirwan Shane Kirwan (Economics Teacher) talks about his experience guiding students through YEOTY and shares his thoughts about the competition. Martin Murphy Martin Murphy (Economics Teacher) talks about his experience guiding students through YEOTY and shares his thoughts about the competition.

YEOTY 2020 Virtual National Awards Ceremony Due to Covid-19, our planned awards ceremony in UCD could not take place. Instead, we will be holding our virtual awards ceremony 'live' on Friday 19th June @ 11 a.m. The live ceremony can be viewed on YouTube on the link below or you can watch it here! The winning entries can be found below. Click here to watch the Live Awards Ceremony YEOTY Programme 2020 To download a pdf of the Official Programme for the PDST Young Economist of the Year Awards 2020 please click the button below Download PDST Young Economist of the Year 2020 Winning Entries Overall Young Economist of the Year Faolán Ó Cathmhaoil from Coláiste Oiriall, Monaghan Project: The Economic Sustainability of Index-Funds for Equity Markets Teacher: Diarmuid Mac Cionna Description: A report which looks at the rise in popularity of passive index funds and ETFs as investment vehicles in equity markets in recent years. I look at why these funds have become so popular, the benefits they provide for investors, some risks they might pose in terms of price efficiency, liquidity, and governance, and whether they might play a role in the next financial crisis as some critics have claimed. Click here to view the project Central Bank of Ireland Award Giulia Baratta from St. Andrew’s College, Dublin Project: Pandemics and the Economy: How can Central Banks Respond? Teacher: James Doyle Description: An analysis of how major central banks reacted to the world economic crisis that happened in the wake of the COVID epidemic in China. How complex and interconnected world economies and supply chains are and how central banks can support demand and production through monetary channels. Click here to view the project IGEES Award Aoife Walshe, Meadhbh Quinn, Ella Seery & Elizabeth Hutchinson from Mount Sackville Secondary School, Dublin Project: The Impact of the use of Supermarket Vouchers on the Environment and our Economy Teacher: Olga Owens Description: Climate Change has become a huge part of our lives in the past few years. One contributing factor to climate change is food wastage. We wanted to take a look as an aspect we felt might have a knock-on effect: vouchers. We also wanted to investigate whether or not these vouchers are tricking the consumer into buying more than they necessarily want. Click here to view the project Junior Young Economist of the Year Tom Knoblauch from St. Brendans Project: Can Economics help to save our world? Teacher: Eimear Buckley Click here to view the project

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YEOTY Partners YEOTY is only possible thanks to our different partners that help in so many different ways. Read more about our partners, what they do and how they are involved in YEOTY. Oide Oide is a new support service for teachers and school leaders, funded by the Department of Education, formed from the integration of four existing support services and launched on September 1, 2023. Learn More Irish Economic Association Learn More IGEES (Irish Government Economic Evaluation Service) Learn More Central Bank of Ireland Learn More Laois Education Centre Learn More Maynooth University (NUI) Department of Economics Learn More MTU: Munster Technological University Learn More Department of Environment, Climate and Communications Learn More UCD Learn More University of Galway Learn More University of Limerick Learn More Trinity College Dublin Learn More ATU: Atlantic Technological University Learn More ESRI Learn More BSTAI Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland Learn More CSO: Central Statistics Office Learn More Southeast Technological University Learn More UBUNTU Learn More TU Dublin Learn More University College Cork (UCC) Learn More

YEOTY 2023 Year Group Winners 1st Year Winners 1st Year Prizes 1st Place Name of Student: Eva Lowndes Teacher: John Lowndes School: Tullamore College Project Title: What is the financial comparison between Ladies' Golf and Men's Golf Click here to view the project 1st Year Prizes 2nd Place Name of Student: Harry O'Riordan Teacher: Mairead O'Sullivan School: Glenstal Abbey School Project Title: Curds and Why: Is import substitution creating more sustainability in the Irish Artisan Cheese Sector? Click here to view the project 2nd Year Winners 2nd Year Prizes 1st Place Name of Student: Rory Kinsman Teacher: James Doyle School: St Andrews College Project Title: Why did electricity prices in Ireland increase by so much in 2022. Click here to view the project 2nd Year Prizes 2nd Place Name of Student: Gavin Connolly and Stephen Byrne Teacher: John Lowndes School: Tullamore College Project Title: What is the impact of GAA sport on the Irish economy Click here to view the project 3rd Year Winners 3rd Year Prizes 1st Place Name of Student: Sophie O'Connor Teacher: James Doyle School: St Andrews College Project Title: An investigation and comparison of the Japanese and Irish fiscal policies Click here to view the project 3rd Year Prizes 2nd Place Name of Student: Hugo Griffin Teacher: James Doyle School: St Andrews College Project Title: Are national incentives to reduce carbon emissions likely to harm global trade? Click here to view the project 3rd Year Prizes 3rd Place Name of Student: Kiku Nakajima Teacher: James Doyle School: St Andrews College Project Title: How COVID affected Ireland's airline industry Click here to view the project TY/4th Year Winners TY/4th Year Prizes 1st Place Name of Student: Malavika Manoj Teacher: Ian Grace School: Loreto Secondary School, Wexford Project Title: 'An alarming comparison between now and the famine'. Has our relationship with the Irish economy changed? Click here to view the project TY/4th Year Prizes 2nd Place Name of Student: David Oskwarek Teacher: Colette O'Callaghan School: Davis College Project Title: The future of globalisation Click here to view the project TY/4th Year Prizes 3rd Place Name of Student: Lauren Meaney Teacher: Ellen Jones School: Coláiste Muire, Ennis Project Title: Fiscal Profligacy Click here to view the project 5th Year Winners 5th Year Prizes 1st Place Name of Student: ZiQi Ma Teacher: James Doyle School: St Andrews College Project Title: How inflation affects economic inequality? Click here to view the project 5th Year Prizes 2nd Place Name of Student: Tabib Haque, Calum Conway, Mobashir Ahadmanish and Cian Carr Teacher: Fergal Douglas School: Coláiste Phádraig, Lucan Project Title: African resource exploitation: De-globalisation and protectionism as future for African nations with consequences for all Click here to view the project 5th Year Prizes 3rd Place Name of Student: Valentina Baratta Teacher: James Doyle School: St Andrews College Project Title: How can renewables tackle the current inflation crisis? EU case study Click here to view the project 6th Year Winners 6th Year Prizes 1st Place Name of Student: Matthew Kelleher Teacher: Iain Cooney School: Midleton CBS Project Title: Is the current mechanism for purchasing wholesale energy fit for purpose and what can the Irish government do to improve it? Click here to view the project 6th Year Prizes 2nd Place Name of Student: Jamie O'Leary Teacher: Iain Cooney School: Midleton CBS Project Title: What effective actions can the Irish government implement to tackle rising gas prices? Click here to view the project 6th Year Prizes Joint 3rd Place Name of Student: Fabiola Grimmeisen, Mona Manno, Marlene Minch Teacher: James Doyle School: St Andrews College Project Title: Croatia and the Euro Click here to view the project 6th Year Prizes Joint 3rd Place Name of Student: Issac Lee, Luke Yang, Mathis Zeissig Teacher: James Doyle School: St Andrews College Project Title: What are the factors influencing NBA ticket pricing? Click here to view the project Northern Ireland Winners Northern Ireland Prizes 1st Place Name of Student: Isabella Morgan Teacher: Shane McComb School: Sacred Heart Grammar, Newry Project Title: Back to the Future: Is gold providing stability to central banks in unstable times? Click here to view the project Northern Ireland Prizes 2nd Place Name of Student: Lily Brannigan, Lucy Johnston and Orlaith Lambe Teacher: Shane McComb School: Sacred Heart Grammar, Newry Project Title: Unheard Consequences: Unveiling the economic implications of hearing impairment in today's society Click here to view the project