Lesson 1.1
What is the economy?
Connect everyday spending, work, and production.
Beginner · About 8 minutes
Learning library · The economy
Understand the world behind the numbers.
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Level 1 · Foundations
Lesson 1.2
Understanding inflation
Why prices change and what that means for your money.
Beginner · About 8 minutes
Lesson 1.3
How interest rates work
The connection between borrowing, saving, and spending.
Beginner · About 12 minutes
Lesson 1.4
Jobs and unemployment
What employment tells us about economic activity.
Beginner · About 10 minutes
Lesson 1.5
Growth and GDP
How we measure what an economy produces.
Beginner · About 12 minutes
Level 2 · Build on the basics
Lesson 2.1
The business cycle
Understand expansions, slowdowns, recessions, and recoveries.
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Lesson 2.2
Government spending and taxes
Explore fiscal policy, public services, and their effect on demand.
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Lesson 2.3
Trade and tariffs
Follow imports, exports, trade barriers, and who bears tariff costs.
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Lesson 2.4
Currencies and exchange rates
See why currencies move and how that affects prices and businesses.
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Lesson 2.5
Debt and deficits
Distinguish annual borrowing from accumulated debt and debt-service costs.
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Lesson 2.6
Productivity and living standards
Connect skills, technology, and investment to long-term growth.
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Lesson 2.7
Reading the economy together
Use inflation, jobs, GDP, and interest rates to interpret a headline.
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