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Barter Bay

Fishers, bakers and potters on Barter Bay trade by swapping until shells become money and trading speeds up; then the class adds too many shells, too few, or closes the cannery to see inflation, deflation and unemployment.

Play style: Simulator
Module: Barter Bay: Why money makes trade easier; inflation, deflation, unemployment
Grade: Grade 4 · Social Studies
Standards: D2.Eco.5.3-5 D2.Eco.11.3-5

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