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The fifi model used in the preparation of the French Plan

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On earlier Vth Plan work

  1. I.N.S.E.E. (Division des Programmes): “Méthodes de programmation dans le Ve Plan”,Etudes et Conjoncture, Dec. 1966.

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On the theory of “competitioned” economies which is fundamental to FIFI

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On the FIFI model

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On the use of FIFI

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On the results of FIFI

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On the integration of financial operations in FIFI On the financial behaviour of enterprises and the theoretical integration model

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On FIFITOF

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Paper received 14th July 1973. Translated by David Liggins, NEP Unit, University of Birmingham England, 7th November 1973.

Raymond Courbis is a Professor at the University of Tours and at the University of Paris-X at Nanterre, scientific adviser to I.N.S.E.E. and director of G.A.M.A. He is the main co-author of the FIFI model.

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Courbis, R. The fifi model used in the preparation of the French Plan. Econ Plann 12, 37–78 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00712936

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