FCDO Next Generation Economics competition 2022 winner announced

Student Tasha Vagadia has been named the winner of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Next Generation Economics 2022 competition.

Tasha’s essay argued for providing subsidies for reusable sanitary products and for campaigns to increase the number of women in male-dominated industries. She made effective use of economic concepts and evidence to lay out strong arguments for these policy ideas.

Two competition runners up have also been announced: Misha Sinev and Blake Merriman.

During the summer, Tasha, Misha and Blake willvisited visit the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in King Charles Street, London.London Theyduring willAugust meet2022. They met Professor Adnan Khan, FCDO Chief Economist, to discuss theirthe ideas they presented in their essays and learn more about being an economist in government. They also received a tour of the historic FCDO building.

The competition invited UK students to write a letter to the FCDO Chief Economist on the biggest economic challenges facing their generation, including:

• what economic policies should governments around the world use to economically empower women and girls?
• what economic policies should the UK government use to facilitate a fair transition away from fossil fuels globally?

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