MapGDP to teach economic growth

Economist Craig Paulsson has made a simple game free to all.

When you go to MapGDP.com you will find a real picture from Google Maps and a simple question. Guess the GDP/capita in the country where this picture was taken.

Watch his YouTube introduction

See Craig’s announcement about the game on his Substack

Many economics teachers will at some point visit the topic of “what is GDP” or “economic growth.” This web game is great for both topics. I put the website on my classroom projector and called on students to take the guess. We then could do the reveal together. I rate this high value for low effort from a teacher’s perspective.  No login or account creation required.

If you are an EWED reader and not an econ teacher, you might have fun playing the game yourself. Almost as satisfying as Wordle…

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