Interactive PPF Demo

Introduction to the economic way of thinking, focusing on scarcity, trade-offs, and the fundamental tools used by economists. Interactive PPF Demo turns that idea into something you can manipulate directly and watch respond.

Introduction to the economic way of thinking, focusing on scarcity, trade-offs, and the fundamental tools used by economists. It focuses on Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, Production Possibilities Frontier, Specialization from the “Foundations of Macroeconomics and Choice” section.

The “Total Resources 100”, “Tech: Capital Goods 1.0x”, “Current Allocation 50%” sliders change the key inputs; the “Law of Increasing Costs” button run actions or reset the demo. Every change updates the visualization in real time, so you can see exactly how each variable affects the outcome.

OpenStax Principles of Macroeconomics 3e is a comprehensive, peer-reviewed open-source textbook designed for introductory college courses. The course provides a balanced approach to economic theory, covering both Keynes… This demo is the interactive piece for the “Foundations of Macroeconomics and Choice” section. Open the full Principles of Macroeconomics course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/principles-of-macroeconomics-0555c62a-12dd-4b40-b6fe-b39608198a3f for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.

You'll build intuition for Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, Production Possibilities Frontier, Specialization — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on Principles of Macroeconomics alone.