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Arthik Swasthya Dashboard: Reading India's Economic Pulse

Introduction to Macroeconomics

Step into the role of a junior economist at NITI Aayog and explore how aggregate economic indicators like prices, employment, and output move together. Learn why macroeconomics uses representative goods to analyze the entire economy.

25 min
Duration
3
Missions
10
Problems
145
XP

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📖 Your Story

You have just joined NITI Aayog as a junior economic analyst. Your mentor, Dr. Sharma, has given you access to India's Economic Health Dashboard. Your task is to understand how macroeconomic indicators like prices, employment, and output levels behave when observed at the aggregate level, and why economists use representative goods to simplify analysis.

What You'll Learn

  • Distinguish between microeconomic and macroeconomic approaches to studying the economy
  • Understand how output levels, prices, and employment tend to move together across sectors
  • Explain the concept of a representative good for aggregate economic analysis
  • Identify key indicators that reflect the health of an economy

How to Play

1Navigate through the interactive dashboard displaying real-time economic indicators
2Click on different sectors to observe how their output levels move together
3Use the timeline slider to see historical patterns of price and employment movements
4Answer questions to demonstrate your understanding of macroeconomic aggregation

3 Missions Await

1

The Big Picture: Micro vs Macro

4 problems · 40 XP

2

The Representative Good: Simplifying Complexity

3 problems · 45 XP

3

Employment: The Pulse of the Economy

3 problems · 60 XP