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Econland is a Macroeconomics simulation game and learning platform that helps students at all level learn about how an economy works. It is designed to support teaching of a typcial introductory Macroeconomics course at Universities and High Schools. It can also be used in corporate training.

In the Econland simulation game, students manage the economy of a country by making monetary and fiscal policy decisions through a seven year business cycle in order to obtain positive economic outcomes for the country's population. In addition, a variety of learning resources help students link the game to economic theory as well as to the real world. These resources include a quiz, videos, an online Economics newspaper, a discussion forum and a glossary of terms.

Econland has been shown to lead to higher levels of student engagement and improved student learning.

The Higher Education version of the simulation is published by Harvard Business Publishing.

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