We are delighted to share the news that Duncan Wong (Lower Eighth) has won the Harvard International Economics Essay Contest (HIEEC) 2022.
Duncan researched the highly advanced Dynamic Integrated Climate-Economy (DICE) model and produced an essay on Climate Change, titled ‘Carbon and the Economy’. Duncan, by using the DICE model, not only provided a qualitative analysis of the environmental challenge humans face but was also able to quantify the trade-off and thus pointed out a clear direction of a plausible solution.
Aditya Swamy (Fifth Form) was also shortlisted in the global top 10 finalists. His essay compared and contrasted the cause and source of inflation pressure within different countries and their implication for their respective Central Banks.
The shortlisted essays were read by Nobel Prize winner, Professor Hart, who decided the overall winner. This is the second year in a row that a Pauline has won this competition.