伦敦政经学院经济论文竞赛（LSE Economics Essay Competition）是由LSE的经济学社会组织和其他顶尖的经济组织合作联合举办的经济论文竞赛，旨在鼓励中学生辩证地思考社会问题。

2020年的合作机构是经济绩效中心（Centre for Economic Performance） ，它目前由斯蒂芬·梅钦教授领导，是世界上最负盛名的经济研究机构之一，也是继经济政策研究中心之后英国最重要的经济研究机构。

Q1：The Financial sector deals with a significant moral hazard, since portfolio managers cannot be held accountable for poor investment performance. This is often used as justification for higher pay and bonuses in the finance sector. With reference to this, what is the impact of bonus caps on the financial sector?

金融业存在严重的道德风险，因为投资组合经理无法为糟糕的投资业绩负责。这常常被用来作为金融部门提高薪酬和奖金的理由。有鉴于此，奖金上限对金融业有何影响？

Q2：How does adoption of AI technology affect differences in rates of development across nations?

采用人工智能技术如何影响各国发展速度的差异？

Q3：Do election cycles affect economic policy making and financial markets?

选举周期会影响经济决策和金融市场吗？

Q4：What are the economic effects of gentrification on urban communities?

绅士化（中产阶层化）对城市社区有哪些经济影响？

Q5：How can micro financing affect climate refugees in developing countries?

小额融资如何影响发展中国家的气候难民？

Q6：Should social welfare maximisation be the focus of all policy making efforts ?

社会福利最大化是否应成为所有政策制定工作的重点?

1、历年部分参赛题目？

(a) In response to the COVID-19 crisis, governments around the world have introduced huge stimulus packages. To what extent should societies be concerned about the short-term and long-term consequences of these policies?

为了应对新冠病毒危机，各国政府都推出了庞大的 (经济) 刺激计划。社会应在多大程度上关注这些政策的短期和长期后果？

(b) Many economists warn that the COVID-19 crisis may worsen existing inequalities. Do you agree? If yes, what policies do you propose to reverse these gaps?

很多经济学家警告说，新冠疫情可能加剧现有的不平等现象。你同意这观点吗？如果是，你建议 (政府) 采取哪些政策来弥补不平等差距呢？

2、官网地址？

链接：https：//lsesueconsoc.org/economics-essay-competition