Modern Principles of Economics: interactive graphs by chapter

Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok, 6th edition. Find your chapter, open the graph, and let students drag it. Everything here is free and works without an account, so a link in your course page is all it takes.

2The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage

Drag the graph: Production Possibilities
Predict, then see: A Technology Breakthrough
Lesson: Basic Economic Concepts

3Supply and Demand

Drag the graph: Supply and Demand
Predict, then see: Tea Gets Pricier
Drought Hits the Wheat Crop
Lesson: Supply and Demand

4Equilibrium

Drag the graph: Supply and Demand
Predict, then see: Both Curves Shift: Laptops
Both Curves Shift: Price Is Certain, Quantity Is Not
Lesson: Supply and Demand

5Elasticity and Its Applications

Drag the graph: Elasticity
Lesson: Elasticity

6Taxes and Subsidies

Drag the graph: Supply and Demand
Predict, then see: An Excise Tax on Sellers
A Subsidy to Sellers
Lesson: Supply and Demand

8Price Ceilings and Floors

Drag the graph: Supply and Demand
Lesson: Supply and Demand

9International Trade

Drag the graph: International Trade
Predict, then see: A Tariff Lands on Imports
A Global Glut Pushes the World Price Down
Lesson: International Trade

10Externalities: When the Price is Not Right

Drag the graph: Externalities
Lesson: Public Goods & Externalities

11Costs and Profit Maximization Under Competition

Drag the graph: Production Costs, Perfect Competition
Lesson: Production and Costs, Perfect Competition

12Competition and the Invisible Hand

Drag the graph: Perfect Competition
Lesson: Perfect Competition

13Monopoly

Drag the graph: Monopoly
Lesson: Monopoly

14Price Discrimination and Price Strategy

Drag the graph: Monopoly
Lesson: Monopoly

15Oligopoly and Game Theory

Lesson: Oligopoly

17Monopolistic Competition and Advertising

Drag the graph: Monopolistic Competition
Lesson: Monopolistic Competition

18Labor Markets

Drag the graph: Factor Markets
Predict, then see: Output Price Rises, So Does Labor Demand
More Workers Enter, Wage Falls
Lesson: Factor Markets

19Public Goods and the Tragedy of the Commons

Lesson: Public Goods & Externalities, Market Failure

25Consumer Choice

Drag the graph: Consumer Choice, Budget Constraint
Lesson: Consumer Choice

26GDP and the Measurement of Progress

Drag the graph: Circular Flow
Lesson: GDP

27The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth

Drag the graph: Production Possibilities
Predict, then see: A Decade of Building Capital
Long-Run Growth: Capital and Technology
Lesson: Economic Growth

28Growth, Capital Accumulation, and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. the Cutting Edge

Drag the graph: Production Possibilities
Predict, then see: A Decade of Building Capital
Long-Run Growth: Capital and Technology
Lesson: Economic Growth

29Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

Drag the graph: Loanable Funds
Predict, then see: Crowding Out: Government Deficit Borrowing
A Rise in National Saving
Lesson: The Loanable Funds Market

30Unemployment and Labor Force Participation

Drag the graph: Business Cycle
Lesson: Unemployment & Inflation

31Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money

Lesson: Unemployment & Inflation

32Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply

Drag the graph: AD/AS Model
Predict, then see: Negative Demand Shock and Long-Run Self-Correction
Adverse Supply Shock and the Stagflation Dilemma
Lesson: Aggregate Demand & Supply, Aggregate Supply

33Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms

Drag the graph: AD/AS Model, Business Cycle
Predict, then see: A Housing Boom and the Wealth Effect
Lesson: The Business Cycle

34The Federal Reserve System and Open Market Operations

Drag the graph: Reserve Market, Money Market
Predict, then see: Expansionary Policy: The Fed Buys Bonds
Lesson: Monetary Policy

35Monetary Policy

Drag the graph: Money Market, Phillips Curve
Predict, then see: Contractionary Policy: The Fed Sells Bonds
Credible Central Bank, Cheap Disinflation
Lesson: Monetary Policy

36The Federal Budget: Taxes and Spending

Drag the graph: Loanable Funds
Predict, then see: Budget Surplus: The Real Rate Falls
Lesson: Fiscal Policy

37Fiscal Policy

Drag the graph: Fiscal Policy
Predict, then see: Infrastructure Spending Fights a Recession
Tax Cuts and the Tax Multiplier
Lesson: Fiscal Policy

38International Finance

Drag the graph: Exchange Rates
Predict, then see: US Interest Rates Rise: The Dollar Appreciates
Higher US Inflation: The Dollar Depreciates
Lesson: Exchange Rates

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Chapter numbers and titles follow the publisher's listing for the 6th edition (Macmillan Learning, checked 2026-09-21). This is an independent study companion. EconLearn is not affiliated with or endorsed by the authors or Macmillan Learning.