Young Economist of the Year 2017 Winners
Young Economist of the Year 2017
Transition Year Winners – 2nd Place
Congratulations to two of our Transition Year students, Max McKenna and Seán Lardner, who came 2nd in the Young Economist of the Year (YEOTY) Awards. The project looked at whether the living wage is a viable option or just a pleasant thought.
Max and Sean’s animated video titled “The Living Wage: Viable Option or Pleasant thought?” came 2nd from over 200 TY entries nationwide. Seán was unable to attend the prizegiving in the Galway Bay Hotel on April 24th, but Max was there to accept the honours.
Congratulations to two of our Transition Year students, Max McKenna and Seán Lardner, who came 2nd in the Young Economist of the Year (YEOTY) Awards. The project looked at whether the living wage is a viable option or just a pleasant thought.
Max and Sean’s animated video titled “The Living Wage: Viable Option or Pleasant thought?” came 2nd from over 200 TY entries nationwide. Seán was unable to attend the prizegiving in the Galway Bay Hotel on April 24th, but Max was there to accept the honours.
Their project analysed what the Living Wage is, how effective it is in practice, and should it be implemented in Ireland. Essentially, a living wage, based on current economic conditions, is intended to establish an hourly wage rate that should provide employees with sufficient income to achieve an agreed acceptable minimum standard of living. At present, it is valued at €11.50 an hour, in comparison to the current minimum wage of €9.15.
In its 5th year, the Young Economist of The Year (YEOTY) competition is an initiative that promotes Inquiry Based Learning by encouraging students to research an area/topic that interests them, facilitating the exploration of real life situations and important issues of modern society. YEOTY is open to all years and age groups, with separate Junior, TY and Senior categories, and there were over 500 entries this year. Students can work individually or in groups, with final entries to be presented in any format of their choice: the most popular formats are PowerPoint, animation, video, and PowerPoint Video.
Max and Seán’s winning video can be viewed here: http://www.pdst.ie/yeoty2017/results
More information on YEOTY: http://www.pdst.ie/youngeconomist
I thank Mr. McLaughlin for his facilitation of this opportunity.
