About the project Students from Germany, the Netherlands, and France compare the economic situation of different countries by analyzing different factors/indicators that influence a country’s economic situation such as - the economic system - the system of government - economic and financial indicators In doing so they acquire the knowledge necessary to be able to understand why some countries are economically better of than others. The students are supposed to work in internationally mixed teams from the very beginning – preferably in teams of three, one students from each country.