Best Paper Competition
The MUN Economics Society Research Competition is an exciting annual event that showcases the innovative research work of undergraduate and graduate students in economics. This competition provides a unique platform for participants to present their original research projects in front of a distinguished panel of judges, including industry professionals, university professors, and government officials.
Open to students of any discipline, participants gain invaluable experience by defending their ideas and findings in a professional setting, enhancing their communication skills and expanding their academic and professional networks. Outstanding presenters have the opportunity to win cash prizes, recognizing excellence and encouraging further academic and career development.
This competition not only celebrates student scholarship but also fosters a vibrant community where emerging economists can connect, collaborate, and contribute to meaningful discussions on real-world economic issues.
Since 2024, the winners of the Research Competition have had their papers included in the Memorial Economics Working Paper Series.
Past Winners
2025
| Placement | Name | Paper |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | ||
| Winner | Gabriel Muller | Rent Control in Toronto and its Effects |
| First Runner-Up | Jake Clarke | From One Tax to Another: How the Change from Provincial to Federal Carbon Tax Rates Impacted Consumers in Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Second Runner-Up | Excel Oyeleke | Tuition Costs and Student Enrollment: Assessing the Relationship in Canadian Higher Education |
| Graduate | ||
| Winner | Mir Ashrafun Nahar | Repercussions of Recreational Cannabis Legalization on Education: Evidence From an Atlantic Canadian University |
| Runner-Up | Audrey Carlson | Cost-Benefit Analysis and Abortion |
2024
| Placement | Name | Paper |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | ||
| Winner | Ian Scott | Small Kids, Big Subsidies: Impacts of Childcare Price Subsidies on Mothers’ Labour Supply in Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Runner-Up | Denzel McDonald | A Look at Nursing Labour Shortages Across Canada |
| Graduate | ||
| Winner | Gabriel Souza | The Effect of the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Food Prices in Canada |
| Runner-Up | Michael Adu-Gyamfi | Household Debt Status and Child Nutritional Outcomes - The Leap 1000 Project |