Oregon Council on Economic Education

The 2007 Oregon Economics Challenge is supported by the Goldman Sachs Foundation, National Council on Economic Education, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Portland Branch) the Oregon Council on Economic Education, the Nebraska Council on Economic Education, and Mt. Hood Community College.

March 15, 2007

The 2007 Oregon Economics Challenge State Finals will be held at Mt. Hood Community College on Thursday, March 15, from 8:00am-1:00pm, in the Town and Gown Room. Participation in the State Finals is open to high school student teams from both Advanced Placement Courses and single-term economics courses. Separate competitions are created for each division.

At the State Finals on March 15, there will be three preliminary rounds of competition (microeconomics, macroeconomics, and current events/international economics). The top two teams in each division will participate in a final round using a college-bowl format. Each student winner in the two divisions will be awarded a $100 savings bond and be sent to the Regional Competition in Los Angeles, with travel and lodging expenses paid for by the National Council on Economic Education and Goldman Sachs Foundation. Regional and National competitors will receive travel funding from the National Council on Economic Education.

For further information and registration, please contact Ted Scheinman (ted.scheinman@mhcc.edu), Center for Economic Education, Mt. Hood Community College, 26000 SE Stark, Gresham, OR 97030, 503.491.7104.

Registration opens for the 2007 Oregon Economics Challenge Online

The Center for Economic Education at Mt. Hood Community College announces the opening of online registration for the 2007 Oregon Economics Challenge. Now all high school students can participate in this year's Economics Challenge Online at no monetary cost!

The Oregon Economics Challenge competition pits the sharpest high school students from around the state against each other in a test of their economic understanding and reasoning abilities. This year the Oregon Economics Challenge has introduced an online version so students from all over the state can participate in the qualifying competition. The online competition will take place anytime from February 26 through March 8.

Teachers should go to the program website (www.econchallenge.org), click on Oregon and register as a teacher. You can then create as many teams as you like. Your teams will compete online in two separate divisions: David Ricardo (for students enrolled in one-semester or less general economics courses which include introductory economic concepts) and Adam Smith (for students enrolled in AP-Economics, IB, honors, two-semester, or any other advanced courses in economics). Student teams may consist of up to four members. Ten teams from the qualifying competition will be invited to the State Finals on Thursday, March 15 at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham. To encourage participation from all over Oregon, travel stipends may be available for the State Competition.