Tag: 2026 Season
LSESU Economics Society Essay Competition · Editorial Library
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You've Submitted Your LSESU Essay. What It's Worth Between September and December
Results come later than your applications do. What you can honestly claim in September, and how to turn a submitted essay into an interview asset. Read article →
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Two Weeks Out and Your LSESU Draft Isn't Working: A Salvage-or-Stop Triage (2026)
Not every weak draft needs the same repair. Four diagnoses, three outcomes, and an honest stop condition for the final fortnight before 1 September. Read article →
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Submitting Your LSESU Essay from China: Portal Access, PDF Export and the 06:59 Problem (2026)
The deadline is 23:59 GMT+1 on 1 September, which is 06:59 on 2 September in Beijing. Portal access, PDF export and name order, checked from China. Read article →
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What Actually Voids an LSESU Essay: Hard Rules, Soft Rules and the Ones Nobody Publishes (2026)
Some LSESU rules carry a published consequence and some do not. Here is which is which, and a 20-minute audit to run before you submit on 1 September. Read article →
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Which of the 5 LSESU Essay Questions Should You Choose? A 2026 Decision Guide
You answer only ONE of the five 2026 LSESU essay questions. A four-test framework for choosing the prompt that fits your evidence, background, and appetite for competition. Read article →
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Question 3 Deep-Dive: Silvana Tenreyro on AI, Jobs and Inequality (2026 LSESU Essay)
How to answer Question 3 of the 2026 LSESU Economics Essay Competition — Silvana Tenreyro on AI, unemployment and inequality. Why the real question is about distribution not job losses, which measures to evaluate,… Read article →
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Question 5 Deep-Dive: Gmeiner on Green Technology and Inequality (2026 LSESU Essay)
How to answer Question 5 of the 2026 LSESU essay on green technology and inequality: map the distributional channels, take a clear stance, and build a 25/25 argument. Read article →
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Question 4 Deep-Dive: Van Reenen on Taxing the Top 1% (2026 LSESU Essay)
How to answer Question 4 of the 2026 LSESU essay on taxing the top 1%: split possible from desirable, use the taxable-income elasticity, and build a 25/25 argument. Read article →
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Question 2 Deep-Dive: Ricardo Reis on Monetary Policy After an Energy Shock (2026 LSESU Essay)
How to answer Question 2 of the 2026 LSESU Economics Essay Competition — Ricardo Reis on monetary policy after a UK energy price shock. The core supply-shock dilemma, how to write it as a… Read article →
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LSESU Economics Society Essay Competition 2026: Prompts, Rubric, Awards & How to Enter
The official 2026 candidate guide to the LSESU Economics Society Essay Competition, run in partnership with ASEEDER Education. This page sets out the five essay prompts written by LSE economics professors, the 100-point grading… Read article →