THE ALABAMA ECONOMICS CHALLENGE
With support of the Alabama State Department of Education,
Council for Economic Education,  Medical Properties Trust,
The Alabama Economics Club, and The University of Alabama in Birmingham  
  • The Alabama Economics Challenge encourages students to apply their economics knowledge as they work in teams to win state, regional and national awards.     Click here to register online teams. ​    
  •                         Click here for student access to take online exam.
  • The Alabama Economics Challenge Championship is an online competition. Online registration begins January 26, 2022. 
  • Teachers may enter an unlimited number of teams in the online competition. There is no fee to participate.
  • February 16 to April 21 - Alabama Econ Challenge Online Competition.
  • April 22, 2022 - Grades 6-8 Announcement of top online State Champion. This team is the middle school State Champion. Each team member and the teacher sponsor of the State Champion receives $50. 
  • April 22, 2022 - Grades 9-12 Announcement of top online high school teams. Each team member and the teacher sponsor of the Alabama State Champion in the Adam Smith and David Ricardo divisions receives $100. 
  • May 9 thru May 12, 2022 The high school State Champion in each division represents Alabama in the national semi-finals competition.
  • May 16 thru May 22, 2022 First Round of Finals - Virtual Critical Thinking Round.
  • June 4 thru June 6, 2022 In-Person Finals. 
There is no fee to participate - It's Free!                          
Receive $20 if you have 5 teams that participate in the Economics Challenge.
Thanks to UAB's Collat School of Business along with the Honors College for making the Econ Challenge a great event! Even Blaze gets in on the event!