LSESU ECONOMICS SOCIETY INTRODUCTION
The LSESU Economics Society is the largest and most influential academic society at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). With the exclusive support of the LSE Department of Economics, it serves as a key platform for students to access top academic networks and embodies LSE’s academic authority and heritage in the field of economics.
The Society is dedicated to advancing cutting-edge research and academic exchange. Its flagship publication Rationale covers research areas including macroeconomics, development economics, financial markets and behavioural economics. Selected research outputs have been cited and recognized by the external academic community, fully demonstrating the depth and value of student research.
The Society is also renowned for its high-standard academic events and international exchanges. The “Sen Club” seminar series has hosted Nobel laureates in Economic Sciences including Amartya Sen, Eric Maskin and Oliver Hart. The annual LSE Economics Symposium brings together leading academics and students worldwide to discuss the most influential economic issues of our time, and has become an important platform for dialogue between academia and industry. The LSESU Economics Society has long been dedicated to developing high-level economics academic challenges for undergraduates and outstanding high school students, and its series of economics challenges enjoys a strong global reputation among undergraduates.（https://lsesueconsoc.org/）
Since 2025, ASEEDER has established a strategic partnership with the LSESU Economics Society to bring the two prestigious LSE official economics competitions, which enjoy exceptionally high reputations and academic value in the UK, to students worldwide.
LSESU Economics Society’s
Two Official Economics Challenges
LSESU Economics Society Essay Competition
The LSESU Economics Society Essay Competition is a global academic event officially organised by the Society. All essay questions are set exclusively by current faculty members of the LSE Economics Department. Previous question-setters include Professor Sir Christopher Pissarides (2010 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences), Professor Sir Tim Besley (former President of the Royal Economic Society), and Professor Sir Richard Layard (LSE Emeritus Professor and pioneer of wellbeing economics). This means participants engage directly with genuine university-level economic thinking, gaining early exposure to frontier theories and pressing real-world issues. Launched in 2017, the competition has attracted students from over 60 countries and regions worldwide. It enjoys an exceptionally strong reputation among secondary schools across the UK. Outstanding submissions receive a certificate bearing the dual signatures of an LSE professor and the LSESU Economics Society President. A strong performance in the competition serves as powerful academic evidence for students applying to economics-related programmes.
Economics Society Economics Challenge
The questions of LSESU Economics Society Economics Challenge are academically reviewed by LSE economics professors. Its core positioning is to bridge the gap between high school economics and LSE's undergraduate economics curriculum. The challeng covers macroeconomics, microeconomics, theoretical and applied mathematics. This design highlights the central role of mathematical and computational skills in modern economics,with the aim of cultivating interdisciplinarr talent capable of applying mathematical tools to solve economic problems. It helps students keep pace with the global trend towards a more mathematically rigorous economics discipline and equips them to engage with the frontiers of the field. First launched in the 2025-2026 academic year, the competition has already reached students in over 20 countries and regions, establishing itself as an international platform for academic exchange in economics.