The IEO is an annual competition in economics organized for high school students and intended to stimulate the activities of aspiring young economists by way of creative problem-solving.
24 July – 2 August 2023
Participation format options: venue in Volos (Greece), online participation For possibilities of participation at the in-person venue, please contact the IEO Central Office.
Structure
FINANCIAL LITERACY
Online simulation game in creating personal financial plans
ECONOMICS
Open and multiple choice questions on theory and practice
BUSINESS CASE
Presentation of case solutions in English before the Jury
Check syllabus, tasks of previous years and useful webinars from the IEO experts.
How to participate?
FOR COUNTRY AND TERRITORY REPRESENTATIVES
Application submission deadline is 30 April 2023. Please read the Annual Regulations, Statute and Application Guideline for more details. Deadline for submitting the information about the team members is 30 June 2023.
FOR STUDENTS
If your country or territory is on the list of participating countries and territories, you should contact your National or Regional competition representatives.
If your country or territory is not in the list, you can join once an official organization from your country or territory has gained the right to participate in the IEO.
Participants
47 teams from 47 countries and territories
Albania
Host organization: Virtus Excellence Training Centre National Competition: Selection Tests for the International Economics Olympiad Coordinator: Matilda Naco
Argentina
Host organization: Department of Economics Universidad Nacional del Sur National Competition: V Olimpíadas de Economía (UNS) Coordinator: Diana Isabela Lis
Armenia
Host organization: British International School of Armenia National Competition: Economics Olympiad Armenia Coordinator: Shavarsh Zohrabyan
Host organization: Belorussian State University Competition: School League of the Open BSU Olympiad in World Economics Coordinator: Ekaterina Staliarova
Brazil
Host organization: Instituto Vertere Competition: The Brazilian Economics Olympiad (Olimpíada Brasileira de Economia – OBECON) Coordinator: Raphael Weber Zimmerman
Cambodia
Host organization: Singapore Cambodia International Academy (SCIA) Competition: National Economics Olympiad Competition (Cambodia) Coordinator: Viktor Ni
Canada
Host organization: Canadian Economics Olympiad - L’Olympiade de L’Économie du Canada (CEO-OEC) Competition: Canadian Economics Olympiad - L’Olympiade de L’Économie du Canada (CEO-OEC) Coordinator: Yuri Khoroshilov
China
Host organization: SKT Education & Beyond Competition: Regional/National Selective Round of IEO Coordinators: Jiajia Dong, Ethan Kang
Colombia
Host organization: Olimpiadas Colombianas de Matemáticas, Física, Ciencias, Computación, Astronomía, Biologëa y Lingüística Competition: Olimpiada Colombiana de Economía Coordinator: Elena Losada
Ecuador
Host organization: Fundación Olimpiadas Ecuatorianas de Ciencias Competition: Olimpiada Nacional de Economía, Finanzas y Negocios Coordinator: Fernando Alberto Álvarez
Host organization: All Sciences Olympiad Foundation Competition: Ghana Economics Olympiad Coordinator: Bernard Annan
Greece
Host organization: Department of Economics, University of Thessaly Competition: National Competition on Economics Coordinator: Loukas Zacheilas
Hong Kong (China)
Host organization: Gifted Education Council Competition: Hong Kong Economics Olympiad Coordinator: Philip Kwan
India
Host organization: Meccademia Education Institute Competition: International Economics Olympiad – National Qualifiers Coordinator: Sachin Saini
Indonesia
Host organization: Center for National Achievement (Pusat Prestasi Nasional) Competition: National Science Olympiad Coordinator: Dwi Wulandari
Iran
Host organization: Math Home of Tehran Competition: IEO Selective Exam Coordinator: Mostafa Noori
Japan
Host organization: Association for the Promotion of Financial Literacy Competition: National High School Economics Quiz Tournament Coordinator: Tatsuro Suzuki
Kazakhstan
Host organization: AIFC BCPD Competition: National Finance & Economics Olympiad Coordinator: Ruslan Muldashev
Kyrgyzstan
Host organization: Kyrgyzstan Diary Producers Association Competition: Kyrgyzstan Economics Olympiad Coordinator: Temirbek Azhykulov
Macau (China)
Host organization: Knights Education Consultant Limited Competition: Macau International Economics Olympiad Coordinators: Wong Ping, Benny, Twinkle Au
Host organization: Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) Competition: Mexican Olympiad in Economics and Finance Coordinators: Prof. Christina Cornejo Van Luit, Prof. Fernando Diego Pérez Cervantes
Mongolia
Host organization: Committee of the Mongolian National Economics Olympiad for Secondary School Students, in care of ‘Hobby School of Ulaanbaatar’ Competition: CMNEO at Hobby School of Ulaanbaatar Coordinator: Iveelt Tsog
Montenegro
Host organization: The Centre for Vocational Education Competition: Montenegrin National Competition of Economics, Business and Finance – Montenegrin Economic Olympiad (MEO) Coordinator: Nataša Mitrić
Host organization: International Academy for the Gifted (IAGIFTED) Competition: National Economics Olympiad (NEO) Coordinator: Adewale Solarin
North Macedonia
Host organization: Union of Mathematicians of Macedonia Competition: Macedonian Economics Olympiad Coordinator: Aneta Gasovska Barandovska
Oman
Host organization: ABA Oman International School Competition: Oman National Qualifiers: IEO Coordinator: Aneesh Kumar
Peru
Host organization: Asociación Escolar Peruana de Economía Competition: Peruvian Economics Olympiads (PEO) Coordinator: Vincenzo Ursino
Republic of Korea
Host organization: Discover Korea Coordinator: Jeonghyun Shin
Romania
Host organization: Romanian Excellence Center of Education Competition: Romanian International Economics Olympiad Coordinator: Alexandra Dache
Russia
Host organization: Center for Teacher Excellence Competition: All-Russian Olympiad of School Students in Economics Coordinator: Ekaterina Vetrova
Singapore
Host organization: Adam Smith Center Competition: Singapore Economics Olympiad Coordinator: Jason Hausenloy
Slovenia
Host organization: The Society of Mathematicians, Physisists, and Astronomers of Slovenia Competition: High-school Competition in Economics Coordinator: Prof. Tomaž Košir
Spain
Host organization: Asociación Olimpiada Española De Economía (AOEE) Competition: Olimpiada Española de Economía Coordinator: Arantza Ugidos
Sri Lanka
Host organization: Institute for Science, Engineering and Technology (Pvt) Ltd (IFSET) Competition: Sri Lankan Economics Olympiad Coordinator: Shenal Kotuwewatta
Switzerland
Host organisation: Young Enterprise Switzerland Competition: Economics Olympiad Switzerland Coordinator: Simon Gerig
Taiwan
Host organisation: Taiwanese Association for Simulation Education (SimEd Taiwan) Competition: Taiwanese Economics Olympiad Coordinator: Joseph Tsai
Host organization: Şirince Arkhe Tarim Turizm Eğitim Danişmanliği Ltd. Şti. Competition: Turkey Economics Olympiad Coordinator: Güngör Erkin Ergüney
Turkmenistan
Host organization: Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan Competition: State economics Olympiad for university students Coordinator: Maral Annamammedova
UAE
Host organization: Ministry Of Education UAE Competition: Mastermind Economics Track Coordinator: Abdallah El Marhoune
UK
Host organization: Rochester Independent College part of the Dukes Education Group Competition: Great British Economics Olympiad Coordinator: Vici Hodges
Uzbekistan
Host organization: Ministry of Preschool and School education of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Department of Science Olympiad Competition: Selection Competition for IEO 2023 Coordinator: Aziz Khasanov
Vietnam
Host organization: The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences Competition: Vietnam Economics Olympiad Coordinator: Thanh Tam Nguyen