MobLab creates business and economics games for high school and college students, bringing interactive learning to the social science classroom.
As an instructor, you might be wondering “how do I make learning economics interactive?” or “what are some classroom experiments to conduct in my economics class?” With MobLab’s vast collection of management and economics games—from the ascending clock auction game to the battle of the sexes experiment—you can easily turn your classroom into a fully equipped laboratory. Join high schools and colleges all around the world in giving social science students a hands-on learning experience.
12/01/2023
Are you students talking about the FTX fall out? Bring that discussion into the classroom with MobLab's Bank Run game! See how we use our game to break down the FTX collapse in our latest blog post:
Explain a Financial Collapse with MobLab's Bank Run Game - MobLab Blog Bring crisis into the classroom with MobLab's banking games for students. Learn more about our Bank Run game, and sign up online today to try it for free.
27/12/2022
As we close out 2022, take a quick look to see what students did in MobLab games this past year in our new blog post! Happy new year and we look forward to playing more games with you in 2023!
MobLab Economics Games Classroom Stats in 2022 - MobLab Blog Check out MobLab's economics classroom games for students! Try it today!
13/12/2022
As the Fall 2022 term quickly comes to an end, let's review some best practices for setting up MobLab in your classroom to get you ready for your winter or spring classes! Check out our latest blog post:
Set Up MobLab for Your Economics Class - MobLab Blog MobLab Games and Surveys are easy to set up and use in your economics classroom! Sign up for your free account today!
29/11/2022
The Labor Market is complicated and ever-changing, but you can help students grasp basic concepts with MobLab's Simple Labor Market game. Read our latest blog post to see how we put students in the role of firms and job seekers!
MobLab's Simple Labor Market Game for Students - MobLab Blog Teach students about the labor market by placing them in the role of both workers and firms with MobLab's Simple Labor Market Game.
15/11/2022
We hope our weekly blog posts have been useful! Moving forward we will update biweekly, but we're still here to support educators daily! Check out our newest post on teaching about the supply chain issue with our beer game!
Teach supply, demand, and the bullwhip effect with MobLab - MobLab Blog Teach students about the bullwhip effect in supply chain operations with MobLab's Beer Game! Try it today!
08/11/2022
Introduce Bayesian statistics to students with MobLab's Monty Hall game! Read our latest blog to see whether it's a good idea to stick with your first choice or switch to another.
Monty Hall and Bayesian Thinking - MobLab Blog Teach your students about statistical inferences like Bayesian Statistics and how it can assist in decision making with MobLab's Monty Hall game. Try it today!
01/11/2022
Have you heard of yet? Check out MobLab's tips for incorporating this socioeconomic trend in teaching game theory and labor markets with our Minimum Effort game!
Teaching The Economics of “Quiet Quitting” with Minimum Effort - MobLab Blog Teach both game theory and labor markets with MobLab's Minimum Effort economics game! Read to learn more!
25/10/2022
Making a purchase decision without complete information can be risky sometimes. Help students understand why this is with MobLab's insurance market game! They'll experience asymmetric information, adverse selection, and the dreaded death spiral in our game. Learn more:
Insurance Market & Asymmetric Information - MobLab Blog MobLab's insurance game teaches the classic concept of information asymmetry with adverse selection and the death spiral. Try it today!
19/10/2022
The struggle is real - hurts, but do your students understand what's happening in the macroeconomy and the relationship to interest rates? Help them grasp the concepts easily with our Inflation & Interest Rates game. Read to learn more:
Understanding Inflation, Interest Rates, and Uncertainty - MobLab Blog MobLab's Interest Rates & Inflation game is a fun way to help your students learn about macroeconomics, interest rates and inflation. Try it today!
11/10/2022
Have you tried MobLab's Commons: Fishery game yet? Check out a couple tips for playing it in your classroom!
Something Fishy - Tragedy of the Commons: Fishery Game - MobLab Blog MobLab's commons Fishery game teaches the classic concept of Tragedy of the Commons. Try it today with your students!
04/10/2022
Time to enter the matrix - the Prisoner's Dilemma matrix that is! Check out some of the pre-built matrix games readily available on MobLab in our latest blog post:
MobLab Inside the (Prisoner’s Dilemma) Matrix - MobLab Blog Try MobLab's pre-built Prisoner's Dilemma matrix games that make learning about Nash equilibrium fun and easy! Sign up for a free account today!
27/09/2022
Use MobLab to drive impactful student discussion in large lecture halls or small classrooms. See our tips in this article!