College Fed Challenge
2024 College Fed Challenge Results

Congratulations to the following Second District teams for their success in the 2024 College Fed Challenge competition:

  • National Finalist: Pace University
  • Regional Finalist: Manhattan University
  • Regional Finalist: SUNY Oneonta
2024 College Fed Challenge

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors continue to conduct the College Fed Challenge competition in a virtual format.

The College Fed Challenge is a competition designed to bring real-world economics into the classroom. Teams play the role of monetary policymakers by analyzing economic conditions and recommending a course for monetary policy.

Schools in the Federal Reserve's Second District are eligible to compete.

About the Competition

The College Fed Challenge is an unforgettable experience in economic analysis, monetary policy decision-making, public speaking and teamwork.

Fed Challenge participants develop skills—the ability to think analytically, to make effective presentations, to work as a team, to think on their feet—that are valuable in both their academic and professional careers.

To compete, teams of three to five students give a presentation on the economy and participate in a Q&A with the judges.

Judges are New York Fed economists and staff who are experts on economics and monetary policy.

The College Fed Challenge is designed to meet the following goals:

  • to increase understanding of macroeconomics and the Federal Reserve's role in setting U.S. monetary policy and ensuring financial stability;
  • to promote interest in economics as a subject for study and the basis for a career; and
  • to foster a cooperative relationship among students, teachers and the New York Fed.

Teams
How to Form a Team
How to Register a Team

Guidelines
Code of Conduct
Competition Procedures FAQs

If you have additional questions, contact Economic Education at nyeconed@ny.frb.org

Schedule
Event
Date
Orientation
Friday, September 20, 2024
Registration deadline
Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. EDT
Video submission deadline
Thursday, October 3, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. EDT
Virtual Q&A
November 12-14, 2024
Winner Announcement
Friday, November 22, 2024
Fed Challenge Open House (2024 competition participants will network with staff, competitors, and judges)
February 7, 2025 | Washington, D.C.

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