2012 Winners

1st Place: Kjersten Adams, “The Viability of Property Rights Institutions in Favelas: An Application of Elinor Ostrom’s CPS Institutional Framework.” (Utah State University)
2nd Place: Ian Engdahl, “Institutional Rhetoric as an Engine for Economic Growth.” (Rhodes College)
3rd Place: Juliana F. Carattini and Rachel B. Sederberg, “Catholic Schools, Competition, and Public School Quality.” (Stonehill College)

2011 Winners

1st Place: Alexander Cartwright, “Freer Markets, Fewer Surprises: The Role of Asymmetric Information in Illegal Prostitution Markets.”(Hampden-Sydney College)
2nd Place: Liya Palagashvili, “Better off Informal: A Public Choice Comparison of Informal and Formal Institutions.”(George Mason University)
3rd Place: Avilia Bueno and Deborah Martinez-Villarreal,“Economic Freedom and Immigration from Mexican to U.S. States,” with Professor Nathan Ashby. (University of Texas at El Paso)