The YES! – Young Economic Summit is a school competition based in Germany. All application forms and detailed information are available only in German.Â
However, teams can present their solutions in English at the regional finals, while it is all in English at the National Final.
If you are interested in the competition, please get in touch with us via email, yes@zbw.eu.
In 2020, the entire competition took place online. So we are well prepared for the upcoming year in case the Covid-19 situation prevents us from having actual events.Â
Topics 2021
sorted by YES! regions. All detailed descriptions are in German unless indicated as English.
Latest update: November 10, 2020
Bitcoin, Libra or digital central bank money – Which strategy should Germany pursue?
Bucerius Law School
Blue growth in the tourism sector? Making maritime tourism sustainable!
IfW Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Healthy eating – healthy planet
IfW Kiel Institute for the World Economy
How can global food become more sustainable?
GIGA – German Institute for Global and Area Studies
New debt caused by the corona pandemic – How can we prevent the financial crisis and ensure more equity?
Center fĂĽr Wirtschaftspolitische Studien (CWS)
Population ageing and democratic decision-making: Après nous le déluge?
Universität Hamburg
The Globalization of Work: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century
IfW Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Predictable and insurable? (How) can legal risks be priced?
Bucerius Law School
Shortage of housing, gentrification and rent madness: How can affordable housing be managed in cities?
Center fĂĽr Wirtschaftspolitische Studien (CWS)
Applause is not enough – How can nursing professions become more attractive?
Institut fĂĽr Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB)
Artificial Intelligence in the field of drug development: Revolution in pharmacy?
ESMT Berlin
How should schools contribute to solving the mental health crisis? (available in English)
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Pub closures – How can we save the village pub?
ifo Institute (Dresden branch)
The impact of Covid-19: To what extent can state intervention protect the economy?
ESMT Berlin
Nursing in 2030: How can the lack of new staff in nursing professions be countered?
WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Sustainable garden cities. From Hellerau, EisenhĂĽttenstadt to new concepts of future-oriented residential work quarters
IRS Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space
(How) can Big Data and Machine Learning improve health care?
DIW Berlin – German Institute for Economic Research
Active participation! But how? How can social participation succeed?
Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Chalkbored? Improving meaningful digitization in German schools
Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
Digital learning at school – What can we learn about the opportunities of online offers in times of Corona?
ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
How to improve the financial literacy of refugees
ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
My Job for Future – What role do environmental and climate protection play in career choice?
Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Tax Compliance – A Task of the state or morality?
Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
The BMI Is Too High. How To Promote A Healthier Nutrition At School?
Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
The European Green Deal: Distributional effects and how they can be mitigated in practice
ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
What form can basic state provision take?
Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Can capitalists make the world a better place? Sustainable challenges for financial markets
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Founders’ Day, now! Through innovative start-ups to the “Green Economy
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
Generation Greta: Ecology instead of the economy? Getting young people interested in economics
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
Is it a man’s world? Women and the Capital Market
Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE
Mobility in rural areas – how can electric mobility work there?
Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO
“My house, my bankbook, my pension.” What can you do if interest rates remain low?
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
Myopic management: Why is corporate management obsessed with quarterly earnings and what should be done about it?
Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE
New challenges due to Corona and lockdown: How can we strengthen the integration of refugees?
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
Undeclared work in private households: How can employees and employers be made more honest?
Walter Eucken Institute & ZĂ–BIS
Working for Hartz IV – is it worth it?
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
Young people are not interested in finance-related topics. How could this be changed?
Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE
A Society in which value and work are decoupled – How do we live when digitization changes the labor market?
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
Are we stronger together? Using behavioural economic insights to overcome cooperation problems
Exzellenzcluster ECONtribute: Markets & Public Policy (EXC 2126)
#Greeninsteadofbrown – How can one meet fears of the society & create acceptance for geothermal energy?
RWTH Aachen University
Career planning and birth gap: How can studies, career and family be brought into a better balance?
Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) & RWI – Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
Gender structures in times of crisis – How can equality be promoted even in exceptional situations?
RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
Nudge into a green future: How “nudges” can move us towards sustainable behavior
iwp Institute for Economic Policy at the University of Cologne
Optimal income distribution in times of technological change – how to design inclusive labor markets
RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
Racism and Discrimination: Solution proposals for a social task
Exzellenzcluster ECONtribute: Markets & Public Policy (EXC 2126)
Shopping for the Future – How can our consumer behavior become more sustainable?
RWTH Aachen University
The dark secret of chocolate – How can we support sustainable cocoa cultivation?
RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
The Economics of Fake News: Free Opinion, False Belief and Censorship?
DĂĽsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE)
Toward sustainable accommodation and sustainable holiday  (available in English)
RWTH Aachen University
Undeclared work in private households: How can employees and employers be made more honest?
ZĂ–BIS & Walter Eucken Institute
What favours price agreements between companies? An economic experiment
Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) & RWI – Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
Registration form for the YES! 2021 (in German)
Have a look at what a team experiences during a year at the YES! (English captions available)
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