Your assignment
Five countries. Five trade problems.
The countries within what follows change from scenario to scenario. But your role remains constant! You must decide what your country should produce and trade in a way that best protects the national interest.
Each mission is worth 20 points. Decisions alter three indicators—Home Prosperity, Consumer Access, and Trade Position. A choice can improve one while weakening another, so watch the consequences instead of looking for a single “exports are always good” rule.
Important: the theory name is not given at the start of each mission. Make the decision first. The simulation reveals the theory as you work.
Mission sequence
1The Treasury Crisis
Trade surplus, bullion, and protection
Trade surplus, bullion, and protection
2The Production Race
Who can produce more efficiently?
Who can produce more efficiently?
3Better at Everything?
Opportunity cost changes the answer
Opportunity cost changes the answer
4Built From What We Have
Resources shape trade patterns
Resources shape trade patterns
5When the Data Rebel
Theory meets an unexpected result
Theory meets an unexpected result
Privacy: your name and results are sent to the instructor only when you complete the simulation. Unfinished progress is not saved in your browser.