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Updates, syllabus notes and preparation guidance for the International Economics Olympiad — written by our mentors. New pieces land through the season.
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IEO Preparation for STEM Students: Starting Without School Economics
STEM students can transfer quantitative strengths into IEO preparation by diagnosing economic reasoning gaps, connecting concepts to real scenarios, and choosing targeted support rather than restarting from scratch.
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IEO Past Papers: How to Build Practice When Official Materials Are Scarce
Discover how to construct effective IEO practice sessions using syllabus maps and sample questions when full past paper archives are limited.
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IEO 2026 Open Question 1: Why the AI Export-Policy Answer Loses Marks Even When the Maths Looks Right
Use IEO 2026 Open Question 1 to find reasoning gaps: welfare scope, fee derivation, quota rents, E vs E'(Q), and rubric fixes.
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IEO Finance Beyond the Basics (2026-27): Bond Prices, Credit Spreads, CAPM and Fund Fees, Worked Through
Four finance blocks worth drilling for the IEO: bond pricing, credit spreads, CAPM with diversification, and fund fees, each worked through with numbers and its trap.
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IEO OpenTrack Decoded: What the 2026 Rules Say About the Free Online Category, and Who Should Enter
The IEO OpenTrack is free, online and open to any age. What its 2026 regulations say about teams, grading, certificates and the students who gain most from entering.
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IEO 2026-27 Results vs Application Deadlines: A Grade-by-Grade Timing Map
Modelled on 2025-26 and per our organising channels, the 2026-27 IEO China-route season runs from autumn registration to a summer global stage. Which results exist before the October, November and January deadlines, grade by grade.
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How to Describe an IEO Result on an Application Without Over-Claiming
An IEO result reads best when it is described exactly: which stage, which division, individual or team. The naming discipline that keeps an award credible under checking.
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What the IEO Business Case Has Actually Asked: Three Prompts, One Recurring Shape
The case prompts we hold ask you to appraise a public project, not to pitch a startup. Here is the shape they share and the appraisal toolkit most teams never pack.
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The National Round Is Not Another Exam: What the IEO China Route’s Spring Summit Actually Involves
The December preliminary is a written paper. The spring National Round is not: it is a summit of presentations, a poster and workshops. What that changes about how you prepare.