Marshall Society Essay Competition马歇尔学会经济论文竞赛由剑桥大学经济学会Marshall Society马歇尔学会主办，针对全球A-Level、IB及与之同等资质课程的学生开放，为参赛学生提供一个展现自身有逻辑有说服力的论文展示平台；旨在强调合理解释经济理论以及相对应的论点，并借鉴相关的现实证据。
竞赛内容
以2020年为例：
Since Worl War Two, countries have reuce trae barriers an have tene to move towars free trae. Shoul the worl follow a similar path with respect to immigration an open all borers?
自第二次世界大战以来，各国减少了贸易壁垒，并趋向于实现自由贸易。世界是否应该在移民问题上采取类似的道路，并开放所有边界？
Is it in the Unite States’ interest to isolate an sanction the Chinese economy, or shoul it continue its previous policy of greater co-operation an trae?
美国是应该孤立和制裁中国经济，还是应该继续其当前的扩大合作与贸易政策？
Climate change is wiely consiere to be greatest threat facing the human race in the moern era. However, the economic costs of tackling it are significant, with lost growth contributing to greater poverty an potentially human mortality，particularly in the eveloping worl. With these costs in min, iscuss whether it is worth taking rastic global action to stop climate change.
人们普遍认为，气候变化是现代人类面临的最大威胁。然而，解决这一问题的经济代价是巨大的，失去增长将导致更大的贫困和潜在的人类死亡，尤其是发展中国家。考虑到这些代价，请讨论是否值得采取激烈的全球行动来制止气候变化。
A comman economy can never be successful at allocating scarce resources. Discuss.
讨论该话题：指令经济永远无法成功分配稀缺资源。
In a time of crisis an shortage shoul essentials, such as toilet paper, be subject to price controls to prevent price gouging?
在危机和短缺时期，卫生纸等必需品是否应受到价格控制，以防止价格欺诈？
‘It occurre to me one ay that Sparta, though among the most thinly populate of states, was eviently the most powerful an most celebrate city in Greece; an I fell to wonering how this coul have happene. But when I consiere the institutions of the Spartans, I wonere no longer’ – Xenophon in Constitution of the Laceaemonians
“有一天我突然想到，斯巴达虽然是人口最稀少的州之一，但显然是希腊最强大、最有名的城市；我开始怀疑这是怎么发生的。但当我考虑斯巴达人的制度时，我不再想知道“色诺芬”在《拉契丹人宪法》中的地位。
Pick one event, perio, or country in history an argue whether its institutions can account for its success or failure in promoting economic evelopment.
选择历史上的一个事件、时期或国家，并讨论其制度是否能够解释其促进经济发展方面的成败。
