The winners of the 2007 APEE Essay Contest have been announced:

* First Prize ($2500): Brad Taylor (University of Canterbury, New Zealand), "Prosperity and the Freedom to Cooperate."

* Second Prize ($2000): Emily Rose, (Bethel College), "What Causes Prosperity: The Estonian Example."

* Third Prize($1500): Gennady Stolyarov II (Hillsdale College), "Enabling Ethical Behavior Through Markets."

* Top High-School Entry ($500): Will Simpson (Homeschooled, Mountain View, Arizona ), "Ethical Ideas and Consequences."

Honorable Mentions ($250): Ojo Adekunle B. (United States International University, Nairobi, Kenya), Chris Kuiper (Dordt College), Vrinda Maheshwari (National Law School of India University), Abigail Martin (Wheaton College), Josef Mladek (University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic), Ryan Musser (Houghton College), Joel Runyon (Bethel College), Joseph W. Siler (The George Washington University), Neville Tirimba (Masinde Muliro University of Agriculture and Technology, Kakamega, Kenya), Raluca Mihaela Ursu (Wesleyan College).