Student Contest Winners 2023

In celebration of Economic Education Month in October, we invited K-12 students nationwide to participate in an economics video contest. We asked students: “What economic advice would you give to your mayor?” 

We received more than 400 video submissions!  

The responses we received were inspiring! These students care deeply about their communities. They discussed the environment, inflation, housing shortages, ways to support local businesses, and much more. These students tackled complex economic concepts thoughtfully and with creativity.  

It is with great pleasure and excitement that we present the winners of the 2023 Student Video Contest! 

2023 Contest Winners

K-4 Winners

First Place in Grades K-4

Whittier Elementary School, Washington, DC

Second Place in Grades K-4

Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School, Washington, D.C.

Third Place in Grades K-4

Forest Knolls Elementary School, Silver Spring, MD

5-8 Winners

First Place in Grades 5-8

Longfellow Middle School, Falls Church, VA

Second Place in Grades 5-8

Homeschooled, Baltimore, MD

Third Place in Grades 5-8

Greater Latrobe Junior High, Latrobe, PA

9-12 Winners

First Place in Grades 9-12

Suncoast Community High School, Riviera Beach, FL

Second Place in Grades 9-12

Fox Valley Lutheran High School, Appleton, WI

Third Place in Grades 9-12

Burris Laboratory School, Muncie, IN

State Top-Entries

To view State Top-Entries, click here.

Contest Judges

Thank you to this esteemed group of judges for your help selecting the winning videos. 

Raphael W. Bostic, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Falk Bräuning, Senior Economist and Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 

William C. Dudley, Ph.D, CEE Board Member and Senior Research Scholar, Princeton University

Benjamin M. Friedman, Ph.D, CEE Board Member and William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy, Dept. of Economics, Harvard University

Emily Kolinski Morris, Ph.D, CEE Board Member and Chief Economist, Ford Motor Company

Michelle Meyer, Chief Economist, U.S., Mastercard Economics Institute

John J. Siegfried, Ph.D, CEE Board Member and Professor Emeritus, Vanderbilt University

Contest Rules

Read the contest rules here.

Congratulations to all the winners!