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Econ Olympiad Prep

Free practice for the Economics Olympiad and the IEO

Learn how to master the Economics Olympiad and the IEO

Past-paper questions from both competitions (187 Economics Olympiad, 287 IEO), timed mocks in each format, a bank of 603 prep questions and marking that explains where marks are lost. Free, with no sign-up.

The founder holding the 2nd place trophy and a flag at the 2026 International Final

Built by Matthew Fong, gold medallist (2nd in the world) at the 2026 Economics Olympiad International Final.

A student leader passionate about economics and global affairs, founder of The Confluence and an award-winning Financial Times essayist.

Choose your olympiad

Two separate competitions with similar names. Which is which?

Economics Olympiad

Founded by INEV · economicsolympiad.org

  1. 1.School round25 multiple choice in 40 minutes, at your school
  2. 2.Regional and national roundsRun by your national organiser; the top five in each country go on
  3. 3.International FinalPaper 1: Microeconomics, Paper 2: Macroeconomics, Paper 3: Personal financeOral round for the top ten written scorers

International Economics Olympiad

Run from the University of Bern · ieo-official.org

  1. 1.National selectionRun by your country's IEO organiser; open to students under 20 still at school
  2. 2.National teamUp to five students per country
  3. 3.IEO International RoundEconomics and Finance: multiple choice, 90 minEconomics and Finance: open questions, 155 minBusiness Case (team)

Not sure which one you are doing? Try 5 questions now: they help with both, and you can choose later.

For both competitions

  1. PracticeMultiple choice questions with a worked explanation after each one, and written questions marked part by part. Filter by competition, topic and difficulty, or turn on exam timing.1016 MCQs · 61 FRQs
  2. FlashcardsKey terms with short definitions. Mark the ones you know and the rest come back.506 terms
  3. Submit a questionWritten a good question? Send it in. Accepted ones appear in practice as community questions, without your name.

Before you start

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    You do not need an account. Practice, mocks and flashcards work straight away, and your progress is saved on this device. An account only keeps it across devices.

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    Every question shows where it came from: a past Economics Olympiad paper, a past IEO paper, the practice bank written for this site, or a question sent in by another student.

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    Free response answers can be marked for you. AI marking works against the mark scheme and is labelled as possibly wrong. With an account you can send an answer to a human marker instead.

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    Your work stays private. There are no adverts, tracking cookies, public profiles or leaderboards.