Some Results

Students learn to produce on the PPF…

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Production in Portugal (game Ricardian, rounds 2 and 4, played in the fall of 2004)

…and to gain from trade: 

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Consumption in Portugal (game Ricardian, rounds 2 and 4, played in the fall of 2004)

Market prices get closer to their theoretical values…

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... though not always 

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Analyzing trading errors can lead to an interesting class discussion and further learning:

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Survey

RESULTS FROM A DECEMBER 2004 SURVEY

Summary of a survey answered by 14 students in an international trade course and 19 students in an introductory economics course, December 2004 (1=strongly disagree, 5= strongly agree)

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