THE ALABAMA ECONOMICS CHALLENGE
With support of the Alabama State Department of Education,
Council for Economic Education,  Medical Properties Trust,
University of Alabama at Birmingham, and
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta-Birmingham Branch.
  • 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.
  • January 2, 2026 Online registration begins.
  • Teachers may enter an unlimited number of teams in the online competition. There is no fee to participate.
  • February 9 to March 16 Alabama Econ Challenge Online Competition.
  • March 18, 2026 - 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 Middle School State Champion receives $50. 
  • March 18, 2026 - Grades 9-12 Announcement of top online High School Teams to be invited to the Alabama High School State Championship.
  • Alabama High School State Championship will be held April 1, 2026, at Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta-Birmingham Branch. Each team member and the teacher sponsor of the Alabama State Champion in the Adam Smith and David Ricardo divisions receives $150. The State Champion in each division advances to the National Semi-Finals.
  • The 2026 National Economics Challenge (NEC): Semi-Finals will consist of forty-five questions covering microeconomics, macroeconomics, international and current events and will be held online April, 2026.
  • The top national semi-final teams in each High School division will be invited to the National Economics Challenge Finals. 
There is no fee to participate - It's Free!                          
Receive $25 if you have 10 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!