Deadline: 6 March 2024
Applications are now open for the SDG Lab/Rethinking Economics Beyond GDP Essay Competition 2024 . Ahead of the 17 April meeting, the SDG Lab, in collaboration with Rethinking Economics, has launched an essay competition for young people to share their perspective on how to go beyond GDP. The competition will encourage young people to reflect on the following question:
Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a measure of a country's economic output, has become one of the most powerful statistics of our time. However, it has been used in unintended ways, including as a proxy for wealth creation, well-being and development. Developing metrics to complement GDP could improve decision-making in the best interests of people and the planet and could fundamentally change our priorities and future. What values and principles would you like to see in a Framework for Valuing What Counts Beyond GDP and what are the challenges to be tackled as a priority?
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- Ten winning essays will be selected for inclusion in a compilation to be published by SDG Lab and Rethinking Economics.
- In addition, the authors of the five best essays will have travel and accommodation expenses covered up to €1,300 to attend the 17 April meeting in person and share the main points of their essays during the meeting. The organisers cannot provide assistance with visa applications for those who are eligible, but can provide letters of invitation from UNCTAD.
Eligibility
- Essays can be submitted by people under the age of 30, regardless of their affiliation with the Rethinking Economics network.
- Essay submissions should be between 700 and 1000 words.
- Your essay should present a clear argument written in your own voice.
- If experts or other texts are cited, this should be made clear. References with hyperlinks (if any) are preferred to footnotes.
- If you wish, essay submissions can be sent with a photographic image. Images must be properly credited and free to reproduce.
Application
The essays will be evaluated jointly by a jury made up of members of SDG Lab and Rethinking Economics. The deadline for submitting essays is 6 March 2024.
