Debate Topics for College Students
Ideas for campus debates, classroom discussions, clubs, and online rooms.
Economics debates
Markets, labor, inflation, taxation, inequality, and monetary policy.
Economics debates work when someone gives a number
Economic arguments get stronger when a speaker says what they expect to happen, by how much and over what time. Ask for it. A claim that cannot be wrong is not much of a claim.
Economics questions to argue
Good for a quick round or a full timed debate.
- Does a higher minimum wage reduce opportunity?
- Should the US move toward a universal basic income?
- Can taxes reduce inequality without slowing growth?
- Should central banks put jobs ahead of prices?
- Is free trade worth the jobs it moves?
- Should housing be treated as a basic right?