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Economics Open 2021

2021-06-01 · BP

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The field

Above Average

A competitive tournament. Good preparation ground for larger events.

45 teams (This edition)

Motions

Economics Open 2021 (2021)7 motions
  • Round 1TH prefers a world with a global wealth tax.
  • Round 2THBT developing countries should adopt MGNREGA-style rural employment guarantees
  • Round 3In hindsight, THBT the European Union should have never formed the Eurozone
  • Round 4THBT traditional international financial institutions (e.g. World Bank and International Monetary Fund) should adopt a policy of not providing financial assistance to countries that take out significant loans from China under the One Belt One Road.
  • Gold FinalsIn hindsight, THW have bailed out Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns
  • Silver FinalsIn hindsight, THW have bailed out Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns
  • Bronze FinalsIn hindsight, THW have bailed out Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns

What gets set here

Economics86%
International Relations14%

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Practice Economics motions ›Read: Generating arguments

You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Economics · 86% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

27% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 8 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.5.

Last edition: 12 of 45 teams broke.

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How scoring works here

76.9 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.4 and 79.5.

This is 0.8 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.8

Top-10 pace 80.5

Top-20 pace 78.8

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 1 edition.

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 (76.6)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇺🇸 Tejas S.LOIn hindsight, THBT the European Union should have never formed the Eurozone88
🇮🇱 Hadar G.MOIn hindsight, THBT the European Union should have never formed the Eurozone87
🇺🇸 Xiao L.OWTHBT developing countries should adopt MGNREGA-style rural employment guarantees87
🇺🇸 Manya G.DLOIn hindsight, THBT the European Union should have never formed the Eurozone86
🇺🇸 Evan S.MOTHBT developing countries should adopt MGNREGA-style rural employment guarantees86
🇬🇧 Cerys W.MGTHBT traditional international financial institutions (e.g. World Bank and International Monetary Fund) should adopt a policy of not providing financial assistance to countries that take out significant loans from China under the One Belt One Road.84
🇬🇧 Matt C.LOIn hindsight, THBT the European Union should have never formed the Eurozone84
🇬🇧 Ron L.GWTHBT traditional international financial institutions (e.g. World Bank and International Monetary Fund) should adopt a policy of not providing financial assistance to countries that take out significant loans from China under the One Belt One Road.84
🇺🇸 Sreyan K.DPMIn hindsight, THBT the European Union should have never formed the Eurozone84
🇮🇱 Hadar G.PMTHBT developing countries should adopt MGNREGA-style rural employment guarantees84
🇬🇧 Prashasti S.OWIn hindsight, THBT the European Union should have never formed the Eurozone84
🇺🇸 Sarim K.PMIn hindsight, THBT the European Union should have never formed the Eurozone83

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