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Real economics projects on Ewance — model incentives, analyse policy, and reason about markets through industry-shaped questions. Solve them to build a portfolio of verified, recruiter-checkable proof you can do the work — not just describe it.
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Assessing Political Risk for a Spanish Solar Firm in Indonesia
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Your task is to develop a dynamic pricing model for GreenGrid's electricity sales. Constraints: must account for weather-dependent generation, market price volatility, and regul…
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Every challenge is shaped from real industry context — not generic exercises. The work mirrors what your degree prepares you for.
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Trade Policy Impact on a Coffee Roaster's Supply Chain
You are a supply chain analyst. Calculate the additional cost per kg of coffee under CBAM using estimated carbon footprints. Evaluate alternative sourcing from countries with lo…
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Market Entry Strategy for a Fintech in Southeast Asia
Your team must analyze the Southeast Asian payments landscape, focusing on Indonesia and Vietnam. You have data on market size, competitor market shares, regulatory frameworks, …
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Business Cycle Positioning for a Renewable Energy Firm
Your task is to analyze current business cycle indicators for Italy (GDP growth, unemployment, consumer confidence, interest rates) and the specific impact on residential solar …
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Auction Design for Renewable Energy Subsidies
Your team must design an auction mechanism for allocating subsidies to offshore wind projects. You have historical bid data from past auctions, cost estimates for different tech…
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Social Preferences in a 40-Person SaaS Scale-Up
You are an internal behavioral economist at TaskFlow. Analyze the current compensation structure (50% base, 50% individual commission) and its behavioral pitfalls. Propose a new…
- Incentive Design
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- Social Preferences
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Inflation Hedging for a Lagos D2C Cosmetics Brand
Your task is to analyze recent inflation data, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) monetary policy, and USD/NGN exchange rate trends. Then, propose a combination of financial instrume…
- Inflation Analysis
- Monetary Policy
- Exchange Rate Forecasting
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Currency Hedging for an Austin D2C Cosmetics Brand
You are a junior financial analyst at GlowAustin. The CFO has asked you to prepare a hedging proposal for the next fiscal year. You must: (1) quantify the net exposure in EUR an…
- Fx Risk Management
- Financial Analysis
- Exotic Derivatives
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Nudge Strategy for a Bangalore D2C Cosmetics Brand
You are a behavioral economics consultant hired by Glow Naturals. Analyze their current checkout process (provided in a mockup) and identify cognitive biases causing friction. P…
- Nudge Design
- Choice Architecture
- A/B Testing
Behavioral Economics Build a verifiable portfolio.
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Geopolitical Strategy for a UK Fintech Expanding to the Middle East
Students will work in teams to produce a geopolitical market entry strategy for PayBridge. The strategy must include a comparative analysis of the UAE and Saudi Arabia, a risk m…
- Market Entry Strategy
- Geopolitical Risk Mitigation
- Regulatory Analysis
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Carbon Tax Impact on a Spanish Solar Farm
Calculate the current LCOE for the solar farm (including subsidies) and compare it to a representative gas plant. Then, model the effect of the carbon tax on both technologies, …
- Carbon Tax
- Lcoe Modeling
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Monetary Policy Impact on a SaaS Scale-Up's Expansion
You are a strategy consultant hired by DataFlow's CEO. Your task: (1) Analyze the current monetary policy stance of the Bank of England and at least two Southeast Asian central …
- Macroeconomic Analysis
- Monetary Policy
- International Finance
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Gender Pay Gap Audit at a Hamburg Tech Scale-up
Your task is to analyze the provided anonymized employee dataset (including salary, job level, tenure, performance rating, and gender) to determine if a gender pay gap exists af…
- Pay Gap Analysis
- Regression Analysis
- Blinder Oaxaca Decomposition
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Navigating US-China Tech Decoupling for a Semiconductor Startup
Students will produce a geopolitical risk assessment and strategic response plan for ChipBridge. The plan must include a supply chain vulnerability analysis, a compliance roadma…
- Supply Chain Risk
- Export Control Compliance
- Geopolitical Analysis
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Fiscal Policy Impact on a 40-Person SaaS Scale-Up
Your task is to analyze the Irish fiscal stimulus package: details on R&D tax credits, changes in corporate tax rates, and government procurement opportunities. Model the potent…
- Fiscal Policy Analysis
- Three Statement Modeling
- Tax Incentive Evaluation
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Pricing a Public Good: City Bike-Sharing System
You are to recommend a pricing structure (subscription, per-ride, or hybrid) and specific price points. Consider that the system is a quasi-public good: non-rival but excludable…
- Public Goods
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- Cost Benefit Analysis
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Business Cycle Positioning for a Renewable Energy Firm
You are an economic analyst at SunVista. The CFO needs a report on the current and expected Eurozone business cycle to guide the timing of a €500M investment in new solar capaci…
- Business Cycle Analysis
- Macroeconomic Forecasting
- Investment Timing
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International Expansion Strategy for a Fintech Startup
You are a strategy team of 3. Analyze three target markets (Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines) using macroeconomic data, regulatory barriers, and competitive landscape. Recommend …
- Market Entry Strategy
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Pricing Strategy for a Dublin D2C Cosmetics Startup
You are a pricing analyst for Glow Dublin. Using provided sales data, cost breakdowns, and competitor prices, estimate the price elasticity of demand for the serum. Then, recomm…
- Demand Elasticity
- Cost Analysis
- Pricing Strategy & Elasticity
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Pricing Strategy for a Toronto D2C Cosmetics Startup
Your task is to develop a pricing strategy for GlowToronto's core product line (serums and moisturizers). Constraints: no price increase above 20% of current average; must consi…
- Pricing Strategy & Elasticity
- Customer Segmentation
- Competitive Analysis
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Minimum Wage Impact on a Munich Bakery Chain
You are to produce a policy brief for the bakery's management. Using data on current wages, hours, and profit margins (provided in a simulated dataset), model the impact of the …
- Minimum Wage Analysis
- Labor Demand Modeling
- Cost Benefit Analysis
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