Put ideas through feedback, and develop work worth publishing
The Publication Pathway serves young economic writers at different stages and in different forms. You may begin from a competition essay, popular economics, current issues, social phenomena, or data analysis; strengthen evidence, logic, and expression through editorial feedback and revision; and publish mature work.
Where each competition level publishes
The three WYE competition levels each lead to a different form of publication. Competition selection and publication review are connected but independent: winning is not automatic publication, and non-winning work may reach the standard after revision.
Some outstanding entries receive an editorial invitation, enter publication review after fact-checking, citation review, and necessary revision, and are published after editing.
The Level 1 Publication Process →Published under independent titles by theme: an independent cover, editorial introduction, core data pages, student topical research, and bilingual abstracts. First Special Issue: Misreading Each Other — Common Misconceptions in Chinese and American Public Views of the Other’s Economy.
About Special Issues →Individual numbers, abstracts, full-text PDFs, and suggested citations, clearly labeled Working Paper / Not Peer Reviewed; eligible authors receive external conference or journal submission preparation support (no guarantee of acceptance or publication).
About Working Papers →Six publication directions
Each direction answers a different facet of the same question: what students can write, and how work moves from draft through feedback and revision to publication.
For work from any of the three levels with potential to develop further: Level 1 essays lead to Economic Commentary, Level 2 topics to Special Issues, Level 3 papers to the Working Paper Series. Entries may receive revision advice or submission invitations after review, then pass through an independent editorial process into publicly readable work. Competition results and publication decisions are independent: winning does not mean automatic publication, and not winning does not preclude revision or submission opportunities.
Explain economic concepts, mechanisms, or everyday phenomena to non-specialist readers clearly, accurately, and accessibly. Review focuses on conceptual accuracy, aptness of examples, and ease of understanding.
On current issues such as inflation, interest rates, housing, employment, AI, the platform economy, climate, and trade. Work should distinguish fact, evidence, and personal judgment, avoiding stance without analysis.
Discuss stereotypes, bias, and inequality in education, gender, generations, regions, occupations, consumption, or culture. Test intuitions against economic and social-scientific evidence, with restrained language, respect for the groups discussed, and no unverified generalization in place of evidence.
Pose questions from public or reliable data and present significant trends, gaps, or anomalies with charts, interpretation, and brief prose. Review focuses on sources, methodological transparency, and whether charts convey conclusions accurately.
For longer, sharply focused topical studies or policy analyses. Must state the research question, evidence sources, methodological limits, and real-world trade-offs.
One unified publication process
Every submission first receives an editorial screen for direction fit, originality, evidence, and minimum standards. Suitable work may go to editors, student reviewers, or subject reviewers for further evaluation, and authors may be asked to revise. Not every submission receives full review or publication; a revision invitation is not acceptance, and submission never guarantees publication. Which work receives feedback, revision invitations, or publication follows the editorial policy published for that cycle.
Open readings compiled and published by WYE
Publication is not limited to conventional articles. Below are interactive open readings compiled by WYE — timelines, close readings, atlases, archives, and maps. Students and volunteers alike may take charge of producing a topic, or initiate and edit an independent one.
Review criteria
Authorship, copyright & disclosure
Authors retain copyright, granting WYE a non-exclusive license to publish, display, and archive the accepted version. Authors must disclose significant outside assistance, AI use, data sources, conflicts of interest, and each co-author’s contribution.
Published work may be corrected or retracted upon serious integrity problems. The formal license scope, consent for minors, and retraction procedures follow the final policy text.
- The paper in DOCX or PDF; title, abstract, or brief description
- The chosen publication direction
- Author details separate from the anonymized manuscript
- References; a data-source table or appendix where applicable
- Data or code availability statement where applicable
- AI-use declaration; author-contribution statement for multi-author work
- Ethics or participant-consent statement where applicable
- Conflict-of-interest disclosure; parental/guardian consent where legally required
Make your work worth reading
Choose a direction, take feedback, revise, and pursue publication. The submission portal will be posted here when it opens.