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Essay Contest!

The Results Are In!

Thank you to all the participants in the essay contest! Students showed insight and creativity in identifying a challenge that economic policy makers are likely to face in the coming years. Due to the large number of very good entries, we have extended our award winners to five. Each winner receives a $500 scholarship from Harcourt College Publishers. Here are the five winners author N. Gregory Mankiw selected:

Essay Contest Winners

Winner: Matt Bowgren, "Environmental Effects of Road Transportation"
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professor Juha Seppälä

Winner: Josh Melton, "The California Power Crisis"
Arkansas State University
Professor Daniel R. Marburger

Winner: Kevin Page, "Stimulus Package?"
Louisiana State University
Professor Rebecca Campbell

Winner: Kevin Meehan, "Economics in a Time of Crisis"
Gannon University
Professor Charles Bennett

Winner: Timothy Flannery, "Internet Taxation: The Challenge and the Solution"
University of Minnesota
Professor Michael Rolleigh

Congratulations on your fine work and ideas!

Principles text by N. Gregory Mankiw:
Principles of Economics, 2/e
Principles of Macroeconomics,2/e
Principles of Microeconomics, 2/e
Brief Principles of Macroeconomics, 2/e
Essentials of Economics, 2/e

For tips on writing a good essay, check out the following sites: http://www.harcourtcollege.com/economics/econ/santerre/paper/papers.html

http://www.harcourtcollege.com/english/comp/wd/writers/student/studyhall1.shtml

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