Showcase your originality and keen grasp of public policy by identifying issues that have not been measured or not measured adequately. The Institute's Essay Contest for Excellence in the Pursuit of Measurement seeks your ideas about evaluating important issues in economics and public policy, exemplifying the Institute's motto "if it matters, measure it."
2009 Essay Contest Winners
1st Prize ($1,000)
Index of Government Activism (
pdf)
By Russel J. Lyster (Exshaw, AB, Canada)
Runners-up ($500)
Occupational Licensing Index (pdf)
By David B. Skarbek (Fairfax, VA, USA)
Runners-up ($500)
Motivation and characteristics of high-level entrepreneurs (wmv)
By Arthur M. Diamond (Omaha, NE, USA)
Runners-up ($500)
Measuring the effectiveness of for-profit daycare centers (pdf)
By Peter S. Taylor (Waterloo, ON, Canada)
Runners-up ($500)
Measuring curiosity in Schools (pdf)
By Cedar Riener (Oakland, CA, USA)
Runners-up ($500)
Health Care Freedom Index (pdf)
By Nimish Adhia (Chicago, IL, USA)
For more information contact:
Courtenay Vermeulen
Education Programs Assistant
1-800-665-3558 ext. 533
courtenay.vermeulen@fraserinstitute.org
