Final Round of the 2nd Market Economy Speech Contest

On January 17, 2024, the final round of the <2nd Market Economy Speech Contest> was held at Yeollim Hall of the Forest Vision Center. Although the weather was cold, the atmosphere at the venue was heated by the participants’ passion. The finalists vividly shared fresh insights on the importance of freedom and the market economy, which are needed throughout our society.

Of the 30 finalists, 13 received awards. We extend our encouragement and gratitude to everyone who participated, and we ask for your continued interest in the Center for Free Enterprise (CFE).

□ Date and Time: Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 1:30 PM~

□ Venue: Yeollim Hall, Forest Vision Center

□ Award Details:

[Grand Prize] - 2 winners

- Deukyoung Lee (Inheritance Tax and Long-Standing Companies)

- Seokyoung Kim (Privatization Is a Stepping Stone to the Future)

[Excellence Award] - 4 winners

- Youngwoo Hwang (A Changed World, Outdated Regulations on Large Discount Stores)

- Yunseo Jeong (The Harmful Effects of Public Projects: What Should the Government’s Role Be?)

- Jeongtae Lee (Written as a Windfall Tax, Read as Punishment)

- Sangjun Han (Strengthening Financial Literacy Requires All of Our Attention)

[Merit Award] - 7 winners

- Yewon Jeong (The Key to Coexistence Between Large Discount Stores and Traditional Markets Is Not Regulation but Offline Differentiation!)

- Yeonsu Oh (Looking Forward to the Day When Everyone Knows How to Fish)

- Seongji Jo (Problems with Regulations on Large Discount Stores and Proposals for Improvement)

- Chomi Kang (The First Step Toward Labor Market Flexibility: Abolishing the Seniority-Based Pay System and Annual Salary System, and Introducing Job-Based Pay and Performance-Based Pay)

- Jiwoong Ha (The Rule of Law: Why It Matters and How It Should Be Reformed)

- Eunjun Kim (A Proper Reading of the Ills of the Fixed Book Price System)

- Donghee Park (The Side Effects of Rapid Minimum Wage Increases on the Market and Ways to Address Them)

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Original title: 제2회 시장경제 스피치대회 결선

Author: Center for Free Enterprise (CFE)

Date: 2024-01-17

Source: https://www.cfe.org/bbs/bbsDetail.php?cid=event&pn=4&idx=26394