APEE is pleased to announce the winners of the Essay Contest, sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation:

First Prize: Pragna Halder (Wesleyan College), "What Causes Prosperity"

Second Prize: Matthew Baker (Bob Jones University), "Greenbacks and a Greener World"

Third Prize: Dilyana Doycheva (University of Richmond), "Economic Prosperity- Is It Possible for One of Soviet Union’s Former Satellites?"

Honorable Mentions: Lisa Abraham (Western Reserve Academy) and Nadine Abraham (Wellesley College), Angelica Rocha Guevara (University Francisco Marroquin), Nikki Macor (University of Adelaide), Kyle Ryan (Washington State University), Kathryn Sandstrom (Towson University), Joel Sawyer (Houghton College), Evangeline Wandag (Cagayan State University-Carig Campus).