Questions generally pertain to how to play, terminology, and the cause-effect relationships between economic variables. Working with a group of students who are playing The Global Economics Game in a computer lab setting can be one of the most rewarding activities that an instructor can experience. Divide the class into groups. Each group is a country and designates someone to be the president and congress responsible for fiscal policy, another to be the trade representative, and another to be the central bank director in charge of monetary policy. The instructor describes and comments on the events as they unfold.
Every game is different.
The students enjoy picking their countries and participating in this international competition in the class room. Generally, this approach works best for relatively small classes. One of the most interesting methods of incorporating the game into a course is to have a class contest. Establish the contest rules, time period, and prizes to be awarded at the outset. Let the students participate in determining how the contest is to be conducted.