[UPDATED] Harker wins National Economics Challenge, becomes int’l champion

Earlier today, the Harker team of recent graduates Zach Clark, Harsh Deep, Shahzeb Lakhani and Rohan Thakur won the 2022 National Economics Challenge, held in New York City, becoming the first team in school history to do so. They later defeated China in an online match to become International Economics Champions. The final round of the national competition consisted of a two-hour quiz bowl between the top four teams. The full broadcast of the Quiz Bowl, hosted by CNBC, is available on YouTube.

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May 25: 2022

Harker’s National Economics Challenge team has reached the finals! Zach Clark, Harsh Deep, Shahzeb Lakhani and Rohan Thakur will trek to New York City in June for the final stage of this year’s competition as one of the final four teams. This same team took first place in April at the California Economics Challenge. Each stage of the competition tests students’ understanding of micro- and macroeconomics as well as knowledge of current world economies. The competition started at the state level, which was followed by a national 45-question quiz. Teams that moved on to the semifinals then created a case study to determine the final four teams.