Market Equilibrium Simulator

An exploration of how supply and demand interact and the primary metrics used to measure national economic health. Market Equilibrium Simulator turns that idea into something you can manipulate directly and watch respond.

An exploration of how supply and demand interact and the primary metrics used to measure national economic health. It focuses on Supply and Demand, GDP, Inflation, Unemployment from the “Market Mechanics and Macroeconomic Goals” section.

The “Demand Intercept (α) 500”, “Demand Sensitivity (β) 5”, “Supply Intercept (γ) 100” sliders change the key inputs. 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 “Market Mechanics and Macroeconomic Goals” 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 Supply and Demand, GDP, Inflation, Unemployment — 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.