Discover White Bird
Economics and financial markets, explained simply
White Bird is an independent, free, ad-free educational project: from the basics to how financial markets work, every concept is explained step by step, in clear, accessible language.
All the learning content is freely accessible, in French and in English. The account — optional and free — only powers your personal tracking: quizzes, favourites, notes.
Who is White Bird for?
- Curious minds who finally want to understand the mechanics behind economic news.
- Students looking for clear explanations to revise key concepts.
- Beginner savers who want to take an interest in economics with a global, steady view.
Disclaimer: the information published on this site is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute investment advice, a recommendation or an inducement to buy or sell any financial instrument. Do not invest on the basis of this information alone. Consult a licensed professional before making any decision.
Our approach
Content grounded in reference works, explained in plain language while staying true to the authors' meaning, reviewed and corrected on an ongoing basis.
Every sheet lists its references: macroeconomics draws notably on Mankiw's textbooks, technical analysis on Murphy's.
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What you will find on the site
A complete journey: understand, practise, train, observe
Understand — the explanation sheets
The heart of the site is a library of sheets organised into three disciplines: Économie+ for macroeconomics (GDP, inflation, unemployment, money, fiscal and monetary policy…), Technical Analysis for reading charts and trends, and Economic Links for the bridges between the two — economic ties between countries, commodities and geopolitics, financial crises and contagion. Sheets are ranked by level: you can start from scratch with “What is GDP?” and work your way up to advanced models such as Solow growth or the IS-LM equilibrium.
Every sheet follows the same structure: a rigorous definition, mechanisms explained step by step, historical and concrete examples, common mistakes to avoid, vocabulary defined along the way and the impact on markets. You always know where to look for what — and every sheet cites its references.
Practise — the guided courses
The Courses space offers 47 short courses across 10 themes, from GDP to monetary and fiscal policy, through money, savings, international trade and markets. Every course walks the same seven steps — problem and motivation, assumptions, formalization, solving and calculation, economic interpretation, limits and critiques, then practice exercises. The goal: learning to reason like an economist, not just memorising definitions.
Your progress is saved on your device, even without an account: each course shows where you stand and picks up right where you left off.
Train — exercises and quizzes
To anchor the concepts, the training area offers ten types of interactive exercises: true or false, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, reordering, flashcards, sorting by category, memory game, word highlighting, word search and calculation quizzes. Short formats, designed for revising through play.
In parallel, the explanation sheets are backed by quizzes across three difficulty levels — more than 600 questions in total. With an account, your history and success statistics let you measure your progress over time.
Observe — live markets
Theory makes sense in front of real data. The Markets page shows live quotes and charts: indices (CAC 40, DAX, S&P 500…), currencies, cryptocurrencies and commodities. The Market Clock shows in real time which stock exchanges are open around the world. And the Economic Announcements calendar lists, hour by hour, the releases that move markets — inflation, jobs, GDP, central-bank decisions — across the euro, dollar and yen zones. Everything you need to connect what you learn in the sheets with what is happening on the screens. Quotes, charts and the calendar are displayed live through TradingView widgets.
What comes next?
The Future Ambitions page lays out the project's public roadmap: the vision — making economics understandable for everyone — and upcoming content, announced ahead of release.
And with a free account?
Everything can be read without an account. Creating one — for free — adds personal tracking: your quiz history and success statistics to measure your progress, your favourite sheets gathered in “Your List”, and a personal notes space, organised into notebooks, right inside the courses.
On the security side: sessions in secure cookies, optional two-factor authentication (2FA), and data handled in line with the GDPR.
Ready to explore?
Start with the explanation sheets, or dive straight into the courses: everything is freely accessible.