At the beginning of 2010 the Economics Network ran their annual Student Essay competition. This year, students were asked, "How is your economics degree preparing you for life?"
For a general idea of the common themes from the essays, read the short report.
Also, you can see the three winning essays:Jade Yap from the LSE
Heather Purdie from Strathclyde University
and Mohamed Ismail from Queen Mary, University of London.
Congratulations to the winners!
Along with the three winning essays, we have compiled a short list of good quotes from the other entries.