Information Bureau - Students' Guide Introduction

The Virtual Economy has an extensive range of materials available to help you in your studies. We hope you will be able to use them to help in whatever course you are doing. There are materials that are suitable for use with Economics courses, Business courses and joint Economics and Business courses. It should be useful whether you are doing A-level, GNVQ, professional exams or simply want to know more about what makes the economy tick.

The model is based on the model used by HM Treasury and has been developed by the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the ESRC Macroeconomic Modelling Bureau at Warwick University. The supporting materials have been written by Biz/ed.

This student's guide has a wide range of advice. Follow the links below or at the foot of the page to access them:

• Page 1: A general introduction to the Virtual Economy
• Page 2: Using the Virtual Economy for learning
• Page 3: Contents - floor by floor
• Page 4: List of theories
• Page 5: List of worksheets available
• Page 6: Using the Virtual Economy for A-level Economics
• Page 7: Using the Virtual Economy for A-level Business Studies
• Page 8: Using the Virtual Economy for GNVQ Business