News & Guides
Season guides, division explainers and the latest on the National Economics Challenge and the China National Round (CNEC).
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How NEC Tests Loanable Funds and Bond Prices: Real Rates, Nominal Rates and the Graph Students Mix Up
Two macro graphs put an interest rate on the vertical axis. How loanable funds differs from the money market, why bond prices fall when rates rise, and a scenario sorter.
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How NEC Tests Inflation: CPI Mechanics, Real vs Nominal and Policy Responses
How NEC tests inflation: building the CPI from a fixed basket, deflating nominal into real values, and the demand-pull vs cost-push framings examiners reward.