Macroeconomic conceptual visualizations
See how the economy works.
The economy affects everyone, yet few of us were ever taught how it works, and myths fill the gap. EconViz explains the core machinery of macroeconomics through interactive, narrated visualizations: watch spending flow, see how bank loans create money, and try the economy’s controls yourself.
Best on a laptop, desktop or tablet. On a phone you can look around, but come back on a bigger screen for the full experience.
Tutorials
Start at the top, or jump to whatever you're curious about.
Start here
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How the Economy Works — A Visual Tutorial
A narrated quick-start guide to how the economy works: spending, income and saving across the private sector and government.
Money and banking
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How Loans Create Money
A narrated visual guide to how bank loans create money, also known as “loans create deposits”.
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Why Central Banks Don’t Control the Money Supply
Reserve ratios, capital requirements, cash withdrawals, and more.
Visualizers
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Macroeconomic Balance Sheet Visualizer
An interactive, balance-sheet-driven exploration of specific concepts in macroeconomics.
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Macroeconomic Circular Flow Visualizer
A circular-flow simulator: adjust saving, investment, taxes, government spending and trade, and watch total income respond.
Why not just a video?
It responds to you
Point at anything to see what it connects to. Pull the levers and watch the economy react.
Narrated, at your pace
Short spoken pages with natural pauses, so you can read, replay or move on when you're ready.
Deeper when you want it
Many steps open up into the detail behind them. Skip it, or dig in.
EconViz explains the economy from the perspective of Modern Monetary Theory, a school that grew out of the Post-Keynesian tradition. More about the approach and who makes this site →