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2015 YEOTY ARCHIVE Click the links below to view the entries from 2015 Click here for the 2015 Senior Category Entries Click here for the 2015 Junior Category Entries

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

OIDE YEOTY CPD November 2024 In case you missed the annual CPD event for teachers that are interested in entering students into the Young Economist of the Year Competition, you can find all the resources here! Below you will find recordings from all the speakers from the day, 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 info@youngeconomist.ie and we will get back to you as soon as we can Click here for Information Flyer about YEOTY 2025 1. Introduction 2. Judges Perspective 3. Scarcity or Sustainability? The Role of Capitalism in the Climate Emergency 4. Using data, creating clear charts and using good/trusted sources 5. Inquiry Based Approach 6. Widening participation in economics Other Resources Below is a list of various links to other resources that you may find useful in your preparations to participate in YEOTY 2025 Click here for the slideshow from the CPD evening Click here for the Widening Participation in Economics Presentation Click here for the link CSO Trust and Transparency Page Click here for the link to the Fossil Group about Inquiry Learning Click here for the link to OurWorld in Data Click here for the link to the CSO Education Section Click here for the link to the CPD Padlet from YEOTY 2024

2013/2014 YEOTY Archive Click the links below for past entries from 2013 Click here for Senior Category entries from 2013 Click here for Junior Category entries from 2013

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