Economics Thread

Learn economics by playing. Economics Thread is a free, interactive game that takes you from 8th-grade basics to college-level micro and macro across 20 bite-sized worlds — from Market Meadow (scarcity and opportunity cost), The Marketplace (supply and demand), Money Matters (saving, credit and interest), The Big Picture (GDP, inflation and unemployment), Policy Peak (fiscal and monetary policy), The Firm (elasticity, costs and market structures) and The Global Economy (trade, comparative advantage and exchange rates), on through thirteen advanced worlds: financial markets, behavioral economics, the green economy, labor, entrepreneurship, game theory, data literacy, the digital economy, cities, risk and insurance, global development, economic history and the big questions.

Meet your guides

Your twin AI coach is Value the Bull 🐂, who sees the benefits and the upside of every choice, and Cost the Bear 🐻, who sees the trade-offs and what you give up. Together they show you that every economic decision is a balance of value and cost.

Short 2–4 minute lessons with instant feedback, boss battles at the end of every world, arcade games (Market Match, Bull or Bear and Equilibrium!), a paper-trading stock Exchange, a Daily Market and a Final Exam. Progress, hearts, streaks and coins are saved privately on your device. Works offline and installs to your home screen. No account needed.