Carl Menger Essay Contest

The Society for the Development of Austrian Economics is pleased to announce the inaugural Carl Menger Essay Contest.
The purpose of the contest is to recognize and encourage undergraduate scholarship in the Austrian tradition and the broadly catallactic approach to social science which it represents, an approach common also to the Scottish Enlightenment of Smith and Hume, the French Liberal School of Say and Bastiat, the Virginia School of Buchanan and Tullock, the UCLA price theory of Alchian and Demsetz, and the Bloomington School of Vincent and Elinor Ostrom, among others.
The Society invite essays that explore, advance, challenge, or apply the ideas of these and related schools of thought. The contest is open to undergraduate students and recent graduates from any discipline. Entrants must be enrolled in undergraduate coursework at some point during the 2010 calendar year, and must not hold a Bachelor’s or equivalent degree as of January 31, 2010. Those graduating at the end of the spring or summer are eligible. Three winners will receive $1,000 each conditional on attending and presenting their essays at the Society’s annual meeting at the Southern Economic Association conference. The conference takes place on November 20-22, 2010 at the Sheraton Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.
Deadline: August 31, 2010
Website: http://it.stlawu.edu/sdae/Menger2010.pdf