Teams of 3-4 students 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.

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. 

Rounds of competition

1st Round - Online testing

Fall Online Testing session - November 3 - November 21, 2025

Spring Online Testing session - March 2 - March 27, 2026

2nd Round - State Finals/Quiz Bowl

Arizona Economics Challenge Finals - April 17, 2026

Arizona Economics Challenge State Champions will qualify to be the Arizona representatives to National Economics Challenge Competition! 

State Champions will be the team from EACH division with the highest cumulative score from the EC and the Economics Critical Thinking competition.

 

New Teachers:

You will need to complete the Teacher Registration and be approved by your local administrator before you can begin creating teams.  See this video for help in this area.  New Teacher Registration (All videos are from our counter parts in Nebraska but the platform works the same for all states)

Creating Teams:

If you are ready to create your teams for this year's competition, you may do so by accessing your Team Administration page and selecting 'Create New Team'.  See this video for help in this area.   Creating a Team (All videos are from our counter parts in Nebraska but the platform works the same for all states)

Student Access Codes:

Once your teams have been created, each student will be assigned a unique access code that can only be used once - at the time of completing the challenge - and can only be used by that student.  See this video for help in this area.  Student Codes (All videos are from our counter parts in Nebraska but the platform works the same for all states)

Completing the Challenge:

When it is time for students to complete the challenge, they will select 'Student Access' and enter their access code that was assigned to them. They will then complete a short identification and challenge integrity confirmation before they begin the challenge.  See this video for help in this area.  Completing the Challenge (All videos are from our counter parts in Nebraska but the platform works the same for all states)

Accessing Student Data:

Once all of your student teams have completed the challenge, teachers can access their scoring and category data from their team administration page. Scoring data will show both the individual student score as well as the team score, while the category report will show student performance in each subject.  See this video for help in this area.  Accessing Student Data  (All videos are from our counter parts in Nebraska but the platform works the same for all states)