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Everyday EconomicsThe self-paced course
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Everyday EconomicsThe self-paced course

Read the economy,
and learn to manage money in the real world.

Four parts, 25 chapters and a wrap-up, about 11 hours, at your own pace.Inflation, markets, your own budget, what GDP misses, the tricks that steer your choices, and why countries trade.Real Indian numbers from official sources, each one checked.

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1LearnEach chapter opens with a question from everyday life and tells a story, and most give you something to try: a slider, a game, a simulator.
2CheckEvery chapter ends with five questions. Pass with 4 right, as often as you need, and each answer comes with its reason.
3FinishPass every chapter check and the final round for a certificate of completion with a link anyone can use to verify it.

What the course covers

  1. Part 1 · Money and prices

    1. Before you begin · freeWelcome: economics is about choicesIs economics about money?About 10 minutes
    2. Chapter 1 · freeWhat money isWhy will a shopkeeper hand you something real for a piece of paper?About 25 minutes
    3. Chapter 2From gold to paperIf a rupee promises no gold, why is it worth anything?About 25 minutes
    4. Chapter 3Measuring inflationHow does India know prices rose by 5.54%?About 25 minutes
    5. Chapter 4Who wins and who losesWhen prices rise, who quietly gets richer?About 25 minutes
    6. Chapter 5The RBI and the repo rateWho decides what your family pays on a loan?About 30 minutes
    7. Chapter 6When money breaksWhat happens when people stop trusting their money?About 30 minutes

  2. Part 2 · Markets and your money

    1. Chapter 7Demand and supplyWhy did tomatoes cost more than petrol one summer?About 25 minutes
    2. Chapter 8When rules set the priceShould the government ever decide a price?About 25 minutes
    3. Chapter 9Your budgetYou get ₹2,000 this month. Where does it go?About 25 minutes
    4. Chapter 10Compounding and timeWhy can starting at 15 beat saving for more than three times as long?About 25 minutes
    5. Chapter 11Borrowing and the price of moneyIs a loan good or bad?About 25 minutes
    6. Chapter 12Risk and returnWhy can't you have high returns and no risk?About 25 minutes
    7. Chapter 13Money rails and staying safeWhat happens in the seconds after you scan?About 30 minutes

  3. Part 3 · Reading the economy, and your mind

    1. Chapter 14GDP: the value addedIf you cook dinner at home, does India get richer?About 25 minutes
    2. Chapter 15India's numbersIs India a rich country or a poor one?About 25 minutes
    3. Chapter 16What GDP missesWhat does the economy forget to count?About 25 minutes
    4. Chapter 17The Union Budget, a household budgetWhere does the government's money come from, and where does it go?About 30 minutes
    5. Chapter 18Why ₹999 worksWhy does a ₹999 price tag feel so much cheaper?About 25 minutes
    6. Chapter 19Losses, defaults and nudgesWhy do we keep whatever is already chosen for us?About 25 minutes
    7. Chapter 20Behavioural policy in India and the worldCan a government test what works before it spends?About 25 minutes

  4. Part 4 · India and the world, and your question

    1. Chapter 21Why countries tradeHow many countries made your phone?About 25 minutes
    2. Chapter 22India in world tradeWhat does India sell to the world?About 25 minutes
    3. Chapter 23Tariffs and who paysWho really pays a tariff?About 25 minutes
    4. Chapter 24The rupee and the reservesWhy does the price of a dollar matter to you?About 25 minutes
    5. Chapter 25Globalisation: winners and losersIf trade makes a country richer, why do some people oppose it?About 25 minutes
    6. The wrap-upYour question, and what nextSo, coming back: is economics about money?About 40 minutes
Your certificate

A certificate of completion, issued when you pass every chapter check and the final round while logged in. It names the course and its length, about 11 hours. It is not a grade, an examination result or an accreditation.

This course is for learning. It is not financial advice, and it names no bank, fund, coin or app. Talk to a parent or guardian before any money decision.