François Divisia (1889–1964) was a

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economist most noted for the

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and the Divisia monetary aggregates index.

Notable publications

* Divisia, F. (1925) L'indice monétaire et la théorie de la monnaie. ''Revue d'écon. polit.'', XXXIX, Nos. 4, 5, 6: 842-61, 980-1008, 1121-51. * Divisia, F. (1926) L'indice monétaire et la théorie de la monnaie. ''Revue d'écon. polit.'', LX, No. 1: 49-81. * Divisia, F. (1928) ''L'économie rationnelle'', Paris: Gaston Doin et Cie.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Divisia, F. French economists Fellows of the Econometric Society Presidents of the Econometric Society 1889 births 1964 deaths Place of birth missing