Economics · International Economics

BoP Tracker: Balance of Payments Dynamics

Interactive exercise exploring how macroeconomic shocks reshape a country balance of payments.

10 rounds Executive English, Español

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About this simulation

Interactive exercise exploring how macroeconomic shocks reshape a country balance of payments. Students manipulate GDP growth, interest rates, exchange rates, oil prices, and tariffs across 5 country profiles (US, Germany, China, Brazil, Saudi Arabia), observe BoP account adjustments in real time, assess sustainability indicators, and trigger sudden-stop crisis scenarios to understand balance-of-payments dynamics.

Who it is for

An advanced simulation for participants used to working with the main frameworks and trade-offs of the subject, designed for executive education and experienced professionals.

How a session runs

  1. The instructor creates a session from the Eureka dashboard and invites the participants.
  2. Participants play 10 rounds. In each one they submit their decisions and the simulation calculates the results.
  3. The simulation can be run in English, Español.
  4. The instructor follows each participant's progress and results from the dashboard, and uses the class results for the debrief.

Decisions participants make

The decisions participants make during the simulation:

  • Country Profile
  • GDP Growth Shock (%)
  • Interest Rate Differential (%)
  • Exchange Rate Change (%)
  • Oil Price Change (%)
  • Tariff Level (%)
  • Trigger Sudden Stop (Emerging Markets Only)

What participants track

What participants follow on screen as the rounds go by:

  • Macro Scenario Setup
  • Balance of Payments (% of GDP)
  • Current Account
  • Capital and Financial Account
  • Sustainability Dashboard

Subjects covered

Designed for courses in International Economics.

  • Balance of Payments & Current Account Dynamics

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