Economics · Macroeconomics

The Inflation Dial — Pizza Prices Tell a Story

Build a CPI from a 6-item basket, diagnose three inflation episodes (demand-pull, cost-push, monetary), and choose a standing monetary-policy regime. A macroeconomics simulation set in the fictional Republic of Costaria.

5 rounds MBA & Masters English, Español

Preview

Who it is for

An intermediate simulation for participants who already know the core concepts of the subject, designed for master's and MBA programmes.

How a session runs

  1. The instructor creates a session from the Eureka dashboard and invites the participants.
  2. Participants play 5 rounds. In each one they submit their decisions and the simulation calculates the results. The first round opens with: Build the Index.
  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:

  • Your computed Year 1 CPI (Year 0 = 100)
  • Your Diagnosis
  • Your Policy Lever
  • Regime Choice

What participants track

What participants follow on screen as the rounds go by:

  • The 6-Item Basket — Year 0 vs Year 1
  • Diagnostic Dashboard
  • Choose a Standing Inflation Regime

Subjects covered

Designed for courses in Macroeconomics.

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