Young Economist of the Year 2023
A very successful day for our students at the YEOTY 2023
The College had a very successful day last Friday at the Young Economist of the Year Awards winning a total of nine awards; including a Special Interest Award and numerous top places in the Year Group Awards. We are immensely proud of our students who collected more prizes than any other school for the second year in a row.
Well done to all participants for your hard work and to Mr Doyle for your guidance.
Best Use of Data Award: Sponsored by the Central Statistics Office
Winners: Alexia d'Arcy and Keelin O'Carroll (TY)
Project: The Irish housing crisis: an issue of supply or demand?
1st Place in 2nd Year
Winner: Rory Kinsman
Project: Why did electricity prices in Ireland increase by so much in 2022?
1st Place in 3rd Year
Winner: Sophie O'Connor
Project: An investigation and comparison of the Japanese and Irish fiscal policies
2nd Place in 3rd Year
Winner: Hugo Griffin
Project: Are National incentives to reduce carbon emissions likely to harm global trade
3rd Place in 3rd Year
Winner: Kiku Nakajima
Project: How COVID affected Ireland's airline industry
1st Place in 5th Year
Winner: ZiQi Ma
Project: How Inflation Affects Economic Inequality?
3rd Place in 5th Year
Winner: Valentina Baratta
Project: How can renewables tackle current inflation crisis? EU case study.
(Joint) 3rd Place in 6th Year
Winners: Issac Lee, Luke Yang, Mathis Zeissig
Project: What are the Factors Influencing NBA Ticket Pricing
(Joint) 3rd Place in 6th Year
Winner: Fabiola Grimmeisen, Mona Manno, Marlene Minch
Project: Croatia and the Euro