Kenya Economics
Olympiad

Prizes

What the test covers

The exam tests breadth across core economics topics at undergraduate level. Expect easy, medium and hard questions — full marks require sharp reasoning, not just recall.

• 1Microeconomics · supply, demand, elasticity, consumer theory, market structures
• 2Macroeconomics · GDP, inflation, unemployment, IS-LM, Phillips Curve
• 3Monetary & fiscal policy · CBK operations, multipliers, transmission mechanisms
• 4Development economics · growth models, inequality, HDI, structural change
• 5International economics · comparative advantage, exchange rates, balance of payments
• 6Public economics · externalities, public goods, taxation, market failures
• 7Information economics · moral hazard, adverse selection, signalling
• 8Game theory · Nash equilibrium, dominant strategies, coordination games
• 9Financial economics · interest rates, the Fisher Effect, banking crises
• 10Kenyan & African economies · NHIF/SHIF, CBK, KRA, EAC, regional data

Rules & conditions

• Open to anyone in Kenya.
• 75-minute single-session exam — the clock starts when you click 'Begin'.
• 40 multiple-choice questions + 5 short-answer questions (100 marks total).
• Short answers are graded by AI immediately after submission.
• No copying, pasting, screenshotting, or tab switching — violations are logged.
• One attempt per person. Duplicate entries will be disqualified.
• Payment must be verified before the test unlocks (within 24 hours).
• The competition closes at midnight on 30 September 2026.
• Results and prize announcement: 5 October 2026.
• Top 10 finishers receive 6 months of full LeadAfrik platform access.