How it Works

It's quite simple, really!

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 to learn how to register.  New Teacher Registration (All videos are from our counter parts in Nebraska but the platform works the same for all states)
• Register as a teacher - Click here to register
  1. Teachers create student teams of 3 or 4. 
  2. Select the appropriate test level for each team: Adam Smith, David Ricardo or Middle School. Click here for complete division eligibility rules.
     1. Adam Smith - For students enrolled in any two semester econ macro and micro course sequence or any course labeled as AP, IB, honors, or differentiated.
     2. David Ricardo - If you previously participated in the David Ricardo Division, you must register for Adam Smith in this year's competition.
     3. Middle School - If you are a middle school student/teacher, this is the place for you!
  3.  Creating a Team (All videos are from our counter parts in Nebraska but the platform works the same for all states)
  4.  After creating the teams, you will be given a unique access code for each student - which you can obtain when you are logged in. 
  5. Distribute these access codes to your students when they are ready to take The Challenge. 
     • 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.  Student Access Codes (All videos are from our counter parts in Nebraska but the platform works the same for all states)
  6. The Exam: Once competition begins, students can enter the EconChallenge ONLINE! website and complete a 30 question rapid-fire exam consisting of macro, micro, and international questions. Each student will be given 35 minutes, but all team members must work independently and complete the exam within 3 hours. No outside materials are to be utilized during the exam; i.e. no calculators, textbooks, etc.
  7. Scoring: The sum of the top three individual scores on each team make up the team score. Scoring on individual tests are as follows: +10 points for each correct answer , 0 points for each incorrect answer.
  8. The winners of the EconChallenge ONLINE! will receive notification by April 12th.
      

State Finals:

The highest-scoring Adam Smith teams and the highest-scoring David Ricardo teams across the state will be invited to compete in the State Finals competition.

The Adam Smith and David Ricardo winners from both divisions will compete in the national semi-finals round.  That is, a total of two teams will represent California in the national semi-finals. 

 

Scoring and other details

 The California State finals will day-of changes are in process and will be updated and all participating teams notified ahead of time.

 

Rules:

Consult the National Economics Challenge Rules & Eligibility for all complete rules.

* Please Note: No student is permitted to compete in the David Ricardo division more than one year. Any returning student who has already participated in the National Economics Challenge (at the state-level or higher) must compete in the Adam Smith division in subsequent years, regardless of previous or current coursework.