Rounds of competition

 

1st Round - Online testing

2nd Round - State Finals/Quiz Bowl 

 

Fall Online Testing session will be November 3rd - November 21st, 2025

Spring Online Testing session will be March 2nd - March 27th,2026

 

Teams of 3-4 students will have 60 minutes to complete a 45-question online exam consisting at 15 questions from each of the following: microeconomics, macroeconomics, and global economics.  Teams can compete in the online challenge during the Fall testing session and/or the Spring testing session.

Arizona Economics Challenge Finals will be April 17, 2026

 

Top scoring teams will be invited to the in-person Finals.  The final round of competition consists of a fast-paced Quiz Bowl.  Additionally, all teams are encouraged to compete in the Economics Critical Thinking Case Study Competition. 

Arizona Economics Challenge State Champions will qualify to be the Arizona representatives to National Economics Challenge Competition!  State Champtions will be the team from EACH division with the highest cumulative score from the EC and the Economics Critical Thinking competition.