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OUR UNIQUE FEATURES

We have many unique features that allow users to easily navigate our website and resources to help them better prepare and understand how to plan and manage themselves.

fREE ACCESS

  • E.C.O.N.I.Q. is 100% free to use, which is rare for a macroeconomic simulation and planning tool. 

  • This lowers the barrier for individual users, students, analysts, and even local organizations to use macroeconomic modeling without paying.

INTEREST RATE IMPACT SIMULATOR (IRIS)

  • The core simulator (IRIS) allows users to model the impact of interest rate changes across time. 

  • Because it’s purpose-built for “interest rate impact,” it’s specialized: not just a generic economic dashboard, but a tool focused on one of the most important economic levers.

MACHINE LEARNING-DRIVEN PREDICTIONS

  • Uses machine learning to analyze and predict how interest-rate changes will affect economic outcomes. 

  • This adds a forward-looking, data-driven layer that can adapt to different assumptions or scenarios.

HISTORICAL ECONOMIC DATA INTEGRATION

  • Incorporates historical economic data to make simulations more realistic and grounded. 

  • For example, users can replay historical periods (e.g., the 1970s stagflation) to see how similar interest rate decisions would impact debt, GDP, etc.

FLIXIBLE SCENARIO MODELING

  • Several preset “simulation scenarios” including:

  • Historical Replay (e.g., past macro environments) 

  • Future Projections (with ML-driven paths based on user assumptions) 

  • Shock Scenarios like high inflation or deflation. 

  • User-Defined Custom Scenarios: users (especially advanced users) can define their own inflation, policy, or shock paths.

USER-FRIENDLY INTERFACE

  • The UI is designed to be intuitive and modern, making complex macroeconomic concepts accessible.

  • This helps non-experts (students, small business oweners, or individual citizens) engage with economic modeling without needing a PhD.

TRANSPACENCY AND TRUST

  • The platform emphasizes transparency: sharing data sources, methodology, and uncertainties.

  • This is crucial: users can trust the simulations more because they can see how the predictions are generated.

PRIVACY-CONSCIOUS DESIGN

  • Minimal data collection: the privacy policy states that the simulation's inputs (like interest rate choices) are collected but not tied to personal identity.

  • Data used primarily to improve the tool, not to monetize user data.

REAL-WORLD IMPACT FOCUS

  • The mission of E.C.O.N.I.Q. is not just academic: it aims to improve economies all the way down to a single life.

  • This means that the tool is designed to help real people (households, small businesses), not just high-level economists.

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