Palgrave are pleased to announce the launch of their Essay Competition, open to anyone interested in economics either from an academic or professional background.

The winning essay will be published on the Dictionary of Economics website. The winner will also receive a USD$1000 (GBP£630) cash prize and a year’s online subscription or a print volume of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Entrants must be under thirty years old.

The essays will be judged by: • Tim Besley, Kuwait Professor of Economics and Political Science, LSE, former Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee • Tyler Cowen, Holbert C. Harris Chair of Economics, Professor at George Mason University and co-author of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution • Garret Jones, BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism at the Mercatus Center and Associate Professor, George Mason University • David Colander, Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Economics at Middlebury College and author of The Making of an Economist • Charles Wheelan, Lecturer at the University of Chicago, former Midwest correspondent for The Economist, and the author of Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science.

Please submit essays to: dictionaryofeconomics@palgrave.com Dates: The competition is open until December 31st 2010. For more information, please read the Terms and Conditions at: http://www.palgrave.com/economics/dofe/