Microeconomics · Demand and Supply
Track vegetable prices and explain why they change
Record the prices of five vegetables twice a week for a month and explain each rise and fall.
- Easy
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
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Behavioural Economics · Nudges
Design a nudge and measure its effect
Change one small thing, such as a sign or the placement of a bin, and measure whether behaviour changes.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Under 250
Behavioural Economics · Experiments
Run the ultimatum game with classmates
Let proposers split ten tokens and responders accept or reject, and compare the results with theory.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Development and Applied Economics · Econometrics
Test whether education and earnings are related
Use a public survey dataset to estimate how much an extra year of schooling relates to earnings.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Microeconomics · Market Structures
Compare market structures in your town
Find a local example of each market structure and justify it with evidence on sellers, prices and entry.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Behavioural Economics + Psychology
Test the anchoring effect on price estimates
Show two groups a high or low number first and compare their estimates of an unrelated price.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Macroeconomics · Growth
Analyse your country's growth over 30 years
Chart GDP growth, sector shares and income per person, and explain three turning points.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Macroeconomics · Inflation
Build your own inflation index
Price a household basket every month for three months and compare your inflation rate with the official figure.
- Intermediate
- 1–3 months
- Free
Development and Applied Economics · Labour Economics
Study the informal economy near your school
Interview ten street vendors about their earnings, costs, hours and risks.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Microeconomics · Elasticity
Measure price elasticity with a classroom survey
Ask how many units people would buy at different prices and calculate elasticity along the curve.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Development and Applied Economics + Geography
Study rents and distance from the city centre
Collect rental listings and test whether rent per square foot falls with distance from the centre.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Macroeconomics · Public Economics
Compare public and private provision of a service
Compare a government and a private school, clinic or bus service on cost, access and quality.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Microeconomics + Media and Journalism
Analyse the economics of streaming versus cinema
Survey how people choose between streaming and cinema and explain it with price, substitutes and bundling.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Microeconomics · Demand and Supply
Measure the opportunity cost of students' time
Survey how students choose between study, sport, screens and sleep, and what they give up.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Development and Applied Economics · Development Economics
Compare development indicators across states
Compare income, literacy and health indicators across states and see how closely they move together.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Microeconomics · Market Studies
Study the economics of a festival
Compare prices and sales of five goods before, during and after a festival.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Macroeconomics · Monetary Policy
Explain how a central bank's rate changes reach your EMI
Track policy rate changes and bank loan rates over five years and measure the lag.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Macroeconomics + Public Policy and Governance
Evaluate a government scheme from published data
Choose one scheme and test whether its target indicator improved after it started.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Development and Applied Economics · Labour Economics
Analyse unemployment data by age and education
Use official labour survey tables to find who is most likely to be unemployed.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Microeconomics · Market Studies
Study the cost of living for a student in your city
Build a student price index from a basket of 20 items and compare two areas or two years.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Development and Applied Economics + Finance and Banking
Compare the risk and return of asset classes
Use 20 years of data to compare gold, fixed deposits and a share index.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Development and Applied Economics + Agri-business and Food Science
Analyse a farmer's costs and returns
Interview two farmers and calculate the cost, revenue and profit per acre for one crop.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Development and Applied Economics + Sociology
Study remittances and migration in your area
Interview families with a member working elsewhere about why they left and how the money is used.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Development and Applied Economics + Sociology
Study the digital divide in your community
Survey access to devices and the internet among students from different backgrounds.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
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