ERI Competitive Events
Each event gives you a case: a short write-up of a real business or policy problem, with the data. Your job is to figure out what is actually going on and decide what should be done about it. Judges score how well you read the numbers and how clearly you explain the steps that got you to your answer.
Dates and cost
- Regionals
- February 22, 2027 · online
- Nationals
- March 27, 2027 · online
- Entry
- $25 per student · one event
- Who
- Ages 13–18 on Feb 22, 2027, or in high school · U.S. only
- Prizes
- $2,000+ pool · top three in each event
- Registration
- Open now · closes Jan 31, 2027, 11:59 PM ET Open
Testing at a later time may be permitted upon special request. Dates could still change. If they do, we will email everyone who registered.
Choose one
In each event you get a case: a short write-up of a business or policy problem, with the numbers, and you decide what to do. You enter one event for the season, so pick the kind of problem you would rather work on. Each one has a sample question on its page.
Economics & Policy
Governments change taxes and rules. You work out who ends up paying and who comes out ahead.
See this event → FIFinance & Investment
You read a company’s financial statements and decide if a loan or an investment makes sense.
See this event → BSBusiness Strategy
A business has a problem. You figure out what is going wrong and what it should do next.
See this event → ENEntrepreneurship
You are the founder of a small startup with limited money and time. You decide what to do next.
See this event → MCMarkets & Consumer Strategy
You look at how customers behave and decide how a business should price and sell to them.
See this event →How it runs
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Register
Open now until 11:59 PM Eastern on January 31, 2027. Fill in the registration form, choose one event, and pay the $25 entry fee. You can enter with a chapter or on your own.
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Regionals: February 22, 2027
Online and timed. You answer questions about a case using the data provided.
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Advance
The top 12 scores in each event move on if they score at least 65 out of 100.
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Nationals: March 27, 2027
Online. You prepare a case and defend it to judges over video. The top three finishers in each event win cash prizes.
Research competition
The ERI Research Competition is separate. You write a paper on one economics or business question and defend it. Entry is $25. First place wins $400, second $200, and third $150.
Enter the 2026–27 season
$25 per student · One event · Regionals online February 22, 2027