Economics Olympiad Prep
Think like an economist, and handle money like one too.
The USAEBO is a US route to the International Economics Olympiad (IEO). Our self-paced course covers economics and financial literacy, the two written parts of the IEO, and the habits of a good business case.
The course is self-paced, so a student works whenever it suits the family. The first module is free. Every problem in the course is written by us, and none is copied from a past contest.
The contest
Economics, money and one team case.
The International Economics Olympiad has three parts: an economics test, a financial literacy test, and a team business case. Each country sends up to five students.
A US pathway to the IEO exists through the USAEBO. We could not confirm the organizer's own website, so check the current announcement before you register.
Who can enter
Who can enter
- Eligibility, including grades, citizenship and age, is set by the organizer. Read it on the organizer's current announcement.
- Our course is written for students in grades 6 to 12. It needs no earlier economics class.
The rounds
From the US qualifier to the international event
- 01
US qualifying rounds
The USAEBO runs the US rounds. The format and dates are set by the organizer.
- 02
National team
Each country can send up to five students to the IEO.
- 03
The International Economics Olympiad
Students take an economics test and a financial literacy test, then work on a team business case.
Dates
Key dates for 2027
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| US qualifying rounds | Date to be announced by the organizer |
| Registration deadline | Date to be announced by the organizer |
| International Economics Olympiad | Date to be announced by the organizer |
We could not find dates on an official page, so we are not printing any. We will add them when the organizer posts them. We last checked on November 11, 2026. Dates can change, so confirm them on the official site before you register.
The course
What the course covers
Eight modules, taken in order or one at a time. Each one has:
- A lesson that teaches the idea from the ground up
- Worked examples, explained step by step
- A practice set with a full solution for every problem
The course ends with a timed mock exam. It is self-paced, the first module is free, and every problem is original.
- Module 1
Thinking like an economist
Scarcity, trade-offs, incentives and opportunity cost.
- Module 2
Supply and demand
How markets settle on what a good costs, what moves that cost, and how sensitive buyers are to a change.
- Module 3
Firms, costs and competition
Costs, profit, and how a market changes with the number of sellers.
- Module 4
Markets that fail
Spillover effects, shared resources, taxes and the role of government.
- Module 5
The whole economy
Output, inflation, unemployment and how to read the headline numbers.
- Module 6
Money, banks and trade
What money does, how banks and central banks work, and why countries trade.
- Module 7
Financial literacy
Saving, interest, credit, risk and investing, with the arithmetic done by hand.
- Module 8
The business case
Read a case, use the data, build a recommendation and present it as a team.
Waitlist
Hear first when the free module opens.
We are building this course now. Join the list and we will email you once, when the free first module opens.
EduAvenues is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USAEBO and the International Economics Olympiad. Contest names belong to their organizers and appear here only to say which contest a student is preparing for.