Economics · Microeconomics

Limonada Lúa — Supply, Demand & the First Price Ceiling

A 3-round HS microeconomics simulation: discover the demand curve in a heatwave, then live through a binding €1 price ceiling and the unintended consequences (queues, rationing, black market, bundling).

3 rounds Undergraduate English, Español

Preview

Who it is for

An introductory simulation that assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, designed for undergraduate courses. It also works in vocational and high-school programmes and in onboarding sessions.

How a session runs

  1. The instructor creates a session from the Eureka dashboard and invites the participants.
  2. Participants play 3 rounds. In each one they submit their decisions and the simulation calculates the results. The first round opens with: Free pricing in a heatwave.
  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:

  • Price per cup (€)
  • Rationing rule (the line is longer than your capacity)
  • Response to the black market and the bundling neighbour

What participants track

What participants follow on screen as the rounds go by:

  • Demand Sheet — Cups demanded at each price
  • Today on Calle del Sol

Subjects covered

Designed for courses in Microeconomics.

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