Up-to-date units for economics teaching

Iconomix, the digital educational programme developed by the Swiss National Bank, provides units on current topics for teachers of economics. By offering this service, we promote economic literacy and equal opportunities.

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Around 1,800 upper secondary school
teachers actively use Iconomix resources
to teach economics and social studies.

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Your benefits with Iconomix

Teach topically

Iconomix topics and content are relevant to everyday life and address current issues.

Engage students

Iconomix creates practice-oriented learning experiences full of playful and social interactions.

Adapt individually

Iconomix units can be flexibly adapted to individual lesson plans.

Ensure learning impact

All Iconomix content is grounded in economic theory, didactically sound and tested at schools.

Utilise practical experience

Iconomix is the most widely used supplementary resource for economics and general studies at upper secondary level.

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Students of education and teachers have free access to everything Iconomix offers.

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Do you teach economics at upper secondary level or are you training to be a teacher? Secure your access to exclusive content and additional functions now.

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From the Iconomix editorial team

We bring you Iconomix news and recommend articles and offerings from our partners as well as from leading experts in the fields of economics and education.

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Units
14.04.2025

The economy in focus

The Iconomix unit 'Economic trends', which is published on a quarterly basis, offers an up-to-date, practical way to bring the topic of economics to life in the classroom.

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On our own behalf
10.03.2025

How Iconomix ensures the quality of its teaching units

Iconomix users are accustomed to our units being technically sound, didactically effective, and up-to-date - and thus fulfil the requirements for high-quality teaching and learning resources. But how do we fulfil this promise? This story provides an insight.

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Tips
15.08.2024

Iconomix as part of the SNB's social responsibility

In 2007, the SNB launched the Iconomix educational offering, a programme designed to promote basic economic and financial literacy in Switzerland. Iconomix is aimed at teachers of economics and social studies at Swiss upper secondary schools.

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Units
14.08.2024

Financial literacy in the classroom

Financial literacy is one of the focal points of Iconomix. In a world that is becoming ever more financially complex and interconnected, a sound education in personal finance is essential in order to be able to make responsible decisions.

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Studies
29.05.2024

Low levels of sustainable finance literacy in Switzerland

In a world where climate change is an ever-present topic, the finance sector becomes the target of vivid discussions about the role of sustainable investing.

A recent study examined how much Swiss households know about socially, environmentally and economically sustainable investment products. We provide you with a short summary of the key facts.

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People
13.05.2024

Games and Experiments with MobLab: Interview with Nathanael Berger

MobLab is an educational platform with games and experiments for teaching economic concepts. Nathanael Berger, Director for Customer Success at MobLab and Economic and Law teacher at Gymnasium Oberwil talks in the interview about the games and experiments from MobLab and how to use them in class.

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Media
08.05.2024

Daniel Kahneman: The founder of behavioural economics

Daniel Kahneman, an important psychologist of the 20th century, combined psychology and economics. His findings challenged traditional economic theory and led to the emergence of behavioural economics.

An NZZ article in German looks back on Kahneman's work. We provide a brief summary here.

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People
25.04.2024

Financial Education in Germany: Interview with Carmela Aprea

Last year, Germany launched a nationwide strategy to improve the financial literacy of the population.

We wanted to find out more from financial education expert Carmela Aprea about the aims and approach of Germany's financial education strategy and asked her why there is no comparable initiative in Switzerland to date.

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Units
15.02.2024

Old-age pension provision

Few topics cause as much unease among young adults in Switzerland as pension provision and security in old age.

The new Iconomix-unit 'Old-age pension provision' teaches the basics of OASI, occupational pensions and the challenges of the Swiss pension system.

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A selection of our partners

Education always involves teamwork. Accordingly, Iconomix would like to thank the partners who help us create a modern teaching programme for economics and social studies at upper secondary level.