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NEW! Try your skills in Economic Guru Quiz! Are you interested in money? Now you can study monetary economy in a fun way that really works. Have you ever thought about what would happen if the prices of the goods you buy were to keep rising? Is it possible to affect the rate at which prices rise? And who makes sure that prices do not rise too high? Your purchasing power is being looked after by the European Central Bank, the Bank of Finland and other central banks by the adjustments they make to key interest rates. This work of the central banks is called monetary policy. The euro.fi website is an easy-to-use and fun way to familiarise yourself with the ways the monetary economy actually works, all of which have important implications for your own financial affairs. Watch the illustrative animation on price stability made by the European Central Bank. The monetary policy game offers you the opportunity to try your hand at being a central banker. The quiz guides you as you surf on central banks' websites and collect information about the euro and the Eurosystem. The money value converter shows you how the value of money has changed from the 1860s to the present day. The English website covers part of the content and functions of the Finnish and Swedish sites. The exercises provided are best suited for the needs of teaching economic affairs at upper secondary schools and vocational colleges. Instant feedback is available on how well you did on the assignments. Use the link to submit feedback and development ideas or to request additional exercises with model answers (info@bof.fi) For the real geniuses, the website offers essay questions that will certainly separate the sheep from the goats. |
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