Please read the important information regarding these games at the bottom of the page.
This game is set in the "Hechscher-Ohlin world", and your mission is to make an island (a country) prosper by trading.
Play the Trade Ruler Game
The Heckscher-Ohlin trade theory is about how two countries can get greater gains from trading with each other if they have different resources – one have more labor and the other have more capital (that is technical equipment and machinery).
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The 1977 Prize in Economics was awarded for a theory showing that countries engage in and benefit from trade if their production resources differ from each other.
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Trade is presented with the support of the Riksbank.
About the educational games
The educational games are based on Nobel Prize awarded achievements and were produced between 2001 and 2012. Most games have not been updated since production (including potential scientific facts changes) and are provided here on an 'as is' basis by popular demand.
Some of the games run in modern browsers without the need of any plugin (either as a new version or using Ruffle), but many of the games still require Adobe Flash Player. Flash is an old technology that has reached end of life. These games will no longer work without a dedicated setup. If you are depending on these games in your profession, please advice your local IT support. We do not have the resources to provide support.
We are working on supporting more games without Flash.