In 2011 the Institute for Liberal Studies hosted its first student essay contest, in cooperation with the Atlas Economic Research Foundation and the Donner Canadian Foundation. Five students shared $3,000 in cash prizes, along with two trips to the Atlas Liberty Forum in New York City. Here are the winning essays:

First place ($1,500 plus trip to Atlas Liberty Forum)
Vincent Geloso - London School of Economics - A match made in heaven: morality and the free market

Second place ($750 plus trip to Atlas Liberty Forum)
Christina Free - Mount Allison University - Economic Freedom and Morality

Honourable Mention ($250)
Akil Alleyne - Benjamin Cordozo School of Law - Of Markets and Mores
Victoria Henderson - Queen's University - No Borders: On the Morality of Free Enterprise
Mazyar Mehrabian - Langstaff Secondary School - Unintended Benevolence

Thanks to the Donner Canadian Foundation and the Atlas Economic Research Foundation for their support of this project. Thanks also to our judging panel of Professors Pierre Desrochers, Pierre Lemieux, Jacob Levy and Steven Horwitz.



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