Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales
The Centre d'Études Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales (lit. 'Centre for Prospective Studies and International Information'), generally referred to by its acronym CEPII, is a French institute for research in international economics. It is government-funded and part of the Office of the Prime Minister, within a network coordinated by France Stratégie.
Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales | |
Fontenoy-Ségur government office complex, seat of CEPII since 2017 | |
| Predecessor | GEPEI |
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| Formation | 1978 |
| Headquarters | 20, avenue de Ségur |
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Founder | Michel Courcier |
Director | Antoine Bouët |
Chairman | Jean Lemierre |
| Funding | French government |
| Website | http://www.cepii.fr/ |
The origins of CEPII go back to the creation in 1963 by French official Michel Courcier of the GEPEI (French: Groupe d'Études Prospectives des Échanges Internationaux), rebranded GEPI (French: Groupe d'Études Prospectives Internationales) in the 1970s. In 1978, CEPII was given permanent status by government order, with Courcier as its founding director.: 8
The CEPII has a core team of around 30 economists. The four main research areas are: factor markets and growth; the international financial and monetary system; EU economy; international trade models.