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Marshall Society (Cambridge) launch their 2020

essay competition
Geoff Riley
3rd July 2020

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The Marshall Society, the economics society of the University of Cambridge, is excited to
launch their 2020 essay competition.

This is an opportunity for all students currently working towards A-levels, the IB or
equivalent qualifications to demonstrate their ability to write a convincing and well-
structured essay. Emphasis should be placed on sound explanation of economic theory and
well-reasoned arguments, drawing on relevant real-world evidence.

Entrants are advised to make their essays as concise as the topic allows: the guideline is
1500 words.

Feel free to either produce your own title or use one of the suggested titles below:

1. Since World War Two, countries have reduced trade barriers and have tended to move
towards free trade. Should the world follow a similar path with respect to immigration
and open all borders?

2. Is it in the United States’ interest to isolate and sanction the Chinese economy, or should
it continue its previous policy of greater co-operation and trade?

3. Climate change is widely considered to be greatest threat facing the human race in the
modern era. However, the economic costs of tackling it are significant, with lost growth
contributing to greater poverty and potentially human mortality, particularly in the
developing world. With these costs in mind, discuss whether it is worth taking drastic
global action to stop climate change.

4. A command economy can never be successful at allocating scarce resources. Discuss.

5. In a time of crisis and shortage should essentials, such as toilet paper, be subject to price
controls to prevent price gouging?

6 ‘It occurred to me one day that Sparta though among the most thinly populated of
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6. It occurred to me one day that Sparta, though among the most thinly populated of
states, was evidently the most powerful and most celebrated city in Greece; and I fell to
wondering how this could have happened. But when I considered the institutions of the
Spartans, I wondered no longer’ – Xenophon in Constitution of the Lacedaemonians Pick
one event, period, or country in history and argue whether its institutions can account
for its success or failure in promoting economic development.

All essays will be judged impartially, irrespective of whether students use their own title or a
suggested title.

Entries should be submitted via email attachment to magazine@marshallsociety.com (please

ensure that it is attached as either a Microsoft Word or PDF file, and is titled in the format
‘Last Name, First Name’). The email should contain your full name, school, date of birth and
a declaration of any assistance you received from teachers or tutors.

Deadline for entries

The deadline for essay submissions is 11:59pm 1st September 2020.

More terms and conditions can be found here

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Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over
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