Fraser Institute Student Essay Contest 2021
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2021 Essay Contest — The Ideas of Joseph Schumpeter: Exploring the Concept of Creative Destruction
The COVID-19 pandemic created economic disruptions in 2020, forcing many businesses and entrepreneurs worldwide to rethink how they provided goods and services including things like meal delivery by drone to the expansion of on-line learning platforms. While the pandemic will certainly not be permanent, some businesses and industries have closed their doors permanently, while others have innovated and flourished under the new measures to meet changing consumer demand.
The economist Joseph A. Schumpeter, author of the 1942 book, Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, is best known for popularizing the term “creative destruction” to describe the entrepreneurial process where, as new innovations arise, the old way of doing things often dies off as a result. This evolutionary process, he asserted, was essential to understanding capitalism.
Construct an essay exploring the importance of Joseph Schumpeter’s concept of creative destruction in understanding entrepreneurialism and economic progress in today’s world. Entrants may choose to analyze a particular industry or business (during any time-period) as a case study to bolster their essay.
Eligibilities
Open for all
Benefits
Showcase your ideas on public policy and the role of markets by entering our essay competition. $9,000 in cash prizes will be awarded with $3,000 of this designated just for high school students! Winning essays may be published in Fraser Institute journals and authors will have the opportunity to experience the peer-review process.
Categories and Prizes:
| High School | Undergraduate | Graduate |
| 1st Prize: $1,500 | 1st Prize: $1,500 | 1st Prize: $1,500 |
| 2nd Prize: $1,000 | 2nd Prize: $1,000 | 2nd Prize: $1,000 |
| 3rd Prize: $500 | 3rd Prize: $500 | 3rd Prize: $500 |
Program Venue
Online
Eligible Regions
All Regions
All Countries
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Eligible Countries
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Angola, Africa, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia), Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, USA, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City (Holy See), Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Hungary, Cook Island, Congo (Republic)
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2021 Essay Contest — The Ideas of Joseph Schumpeter: Exploring the Concept of Creative Destruction
The COVID-19 pandemic created economic disruptions in 2020, forcing many businesses and entrepreneurs worldwide to rethink how they provided goods and services including things like meal delivery by drone to the expansion of on-line learning platforms. While the pandemic will certainly not be permanent, some businesses and industries have closed their doors permanently, while others have innovated and flourished under the new measures to meet changing consumer demand.
The economist Joseph A. Schumpeter, author of the 1942 book, Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, is best known for popularizing the term “creative destruction” to describe the entrepreneurial process where, as new innovations arise, the old way of doing things often dies off as a result. This evolutionary process, he asserted, was essential to understanding capitalism.
Construct an essay exploring the importance of Joseph Schumpeter’s concept of creative destruction in understanding entrepreneurialism and economic progress in today’s world. Entrants may choose to analyze a particular industry or business (during any time-period) as a case study to bolster their essay.
Eligibilities
Open for all
Benefits
Showcase your ideas on public policy and the role of markets by entering our essay competition. $9,000 in cash prizes will be awarded with $3,000 of this designated just for high school students! Winning essays may be published in Fraser Institute journals and authors will have the opportunity to experience the peer-review process.
Categories and Prizes:
| High School | Undergraduate | Graduate |
| 1st Prize: $1,500 | 1st Prize: $1,500 | 1st Prize: $1,500 |
| 2nd Prize: $1,000 | 2nd Prize: $1,000 | 2nd Prize: $1,000 |
| 3rd Prize: $500 | 3rd Prize: $500 | 3rd Prize: $500 |
Program Venue
Eligible Regions
All Regions
Eligible Countries
All Countries
Application Process
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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2021 Essay Contest — The Ideas of Joseph Schumpeter: Exploring the Concept of Creative Destruction
The COVID-19 pandemic created economic disruptions in 2020, forcing many businesses and entrepreneurs worldwide to rethink how they provided goods and services including things like meal delivery by drone to the expansion of on-line learning platforms. While the pandemic will certainly not be permanent, some businesses and industries have closed their doors permanently, while others have innovated and flourished under the new measures to meet changing consumer demand.
The economist Joseph A. Schumpeter, author of the 1942 book, Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, is best known for popularizing the term “creative destruction” to describe the entrepreneurial process where, as new innovations arise, the old way of doing things often dies off as a result. This evolutionary process, he asserted, was essential to understanding capitalism.
Construct an essay exploring the importance of Joseph Schumpeter’s concept of creative destruction in understanding entrepreneurialism and economic progress in today’s world. Entrants may choose to analyze a particular industry or business (during any time-period) as a case study to bolster their essay.
Eligibilities
Open for all
Benefits
Showcase your ideas on public policy and the role of markets by entering our essay competition. $9,000 in cash prizes will be awarded with $3,000 of this designated just for high school students! Winning essays may be published in Fraser Institute journals and authors will have the opportunity to experience the peer-review process.
Categories and Prizes:
| High School | Undergraduate | Graduate |
| 1st Prize: $1,500 | 1st Prize: $1,500 | 1st Prize: $1,500 |
| 2nd Prize: $1,000 | 2nd Prize: $1,000 | 2nd Prize: $1,000 |
| 3rd Prize: $500 | 3rd Prize: $500 | 3rd Prize: $500 |
Program Venue
Eligible Regions
All Regions
Eligible Countries
All Countries
Application Process
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Fraser Institute Student Essay Contest 2021
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2021 Essay Contest — The Ideas of Joseph Schumpeter: Exploring the Concept of Creative Destruction
The COVID-19 pandemic created economic disruptions in 2020, forcing many businesses and entrepreneurs worldwide to rethink how they provided goods and services including things like meal delivery by drone to the expansion of on-line learning platforms. While the pandemic will certainly not be permanent, some businesses and industries have closed their doors permanently, while others have innovated and flourished under the new measures to meet changing consumer demand.
The economist Joseph A. Schumpeter, author of the 1942 book, Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, is best known for popularizing the term “creative destruction” to describe the entrepreneurial process where, as new innovations arise, the old way of doing things often dies off as a result. This evolutionary process, he asserted, was essential to understanding capitalism.
Construct an essay exploring the importance of Joseph Schumpeter’s concept of creative destruction in understanding entrepreneurialism and economic progress in today’s world. Entrants may choose to analyze a particular industry or business (during any time-period) as a case study to bolster their essay.
BENIFITS
Showcase your ideas on public policy and the role of markets by entering our essay competition. $9,000 in cash prizes will be awarded with $3,000 of this designated just for high school students! Winning essays may be published in Fraser Institute journals and authors will have the opportunity to experience the peer-review process.
Categories and Prizes:
| High School | Undergraduate | Graduate |
| 1st Prize: $1,500 | 1st Prize: $1,500 | 1st Prize: $1,500 |
| 2nd Prize: $1,000 | 2nd Prize: $1,000 | 2nd Prize: $1,000 |
| 3rd Prize: $500 | 3rd Prize: $500 | 3rd Prize: $500 |
Eligibilities
Open for all
For Further Queries:
ryan.hill@fraserinstitute.org
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