Geogebra and Economics

Matěj Adámek, Jul 17, 2017

This presentation, featured at the 2017 Geogebra Global Gathering in Linz, aims to demonstrate, how the program applies on facilitation of study sessions for Economics students.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
    1. Scan to get the slides!
    2. Who am I?
    3. What is Economics?
    4. What Econ textbooks enclose
    5. Who is John Hey?
    6. What do I have to say?
  2. Something simple: Microeconomics
    1. Intertemporal Choice
  3. Something complex: Macroeconomics
    1. Monetary Rule
    2. IS-PC-MR Model with Anchored Expectations
    3. Solow Growth Model
  4. Debrief
    1. Sum-up

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Introduction

  • 1. Scan to get the slides!
  • 2. Who am I?
  • 3. What is Economics?
  • 4. What Econ textbooks enclose
  • 5. Who is John Hey?
  • 6. What do I have to say?

1.1.

Scan to get the slides!

– Matěj Adámek

1.2.

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1.3.

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1.4.

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1.5.

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2.

Something simple: Microeconomics

A brief demonstration of intertemporal choice model.

  • 1. Intertemporal Choice

2.1.

Intertemporal Choice

– Matěj Adámek

3.

Something complex: Macroeconomics

Sometimes, two chart areas are just not enough...

  • 1. Monetary Rule
  • 2. IS-PC-MR Model with Anchored Expectations
  • 3. Solow Growth Model

3.1.

Monetary Rule

– Matěj Adámek

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4.

Debrief

Few key points from the economists to the Geogebra Community

  • 1. Sum-up

4.1.

Sum-up

[list][*]Geogebra: an awesome tool![/*][*] simplistic economic models[br][/*][*] Build it[/*][*] Play with it[/*][*] illustrations for assignments: DIY[/*][/list][br][list][*]Are there any gaps?[/*][*] Give us infinite graph areas, please![/*][*] We use too many variables[/*][*] Students need to strenghten their mathematical skills[/*][*] Multivariable function intuition[br][/*][/list]
– Matěj Adámek

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