Modules
For organizational purposes, imagine economics modules are divided into three rough groups:
Overview modules
provide a high-level discussion of an economic approach, perspective, or method
Conceptual modules
use simulation to draw out key points about dynamics and relationships within a particular economic context
Empirical modules
leverage datasets and interactivity to explore economies as they occur in the real world
At the current time, imagine economics has one overview module, two conceptual modules, and two empirical modules. The conceptual and empirical modules are in a beta state, so check back often as we are actively working on adding new content to these modules as well as creating completely new modules.
INTRODUCTORY MODULE
CONCEPTUAL MODULES
Classic Supply and Demand (beta) | This module provides a brief overview of the classic supply and demand model, including some of its key assumptions and implications.
Dynamic Supply and Demand (beta) | This module introduces a dynamic and simulated version of the supply and demand model. Learners will explore when and how the dynamic and classic models have the same predictions and some insights that can be gained when they do not.
EMPIRICAL MODULES
What does the U.S. economy produce? (beta) | This module provides a high-level view of what products and services the United States produces by looking at data on different industries. Learners will interact with visualizations to explore breakdowns of production at the national and state levels.
Economic Production Networks (beta) | This module provides an introduction to thinking about economies as networks. Using data for the United States as an example, learners will interact with visualizations to explore how industries are connected and the implications for the functioning of modern-day economies.
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