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Recent Experiences with the Qualiflex Multicriteria Method

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Qualitative and Quantitative Mathematical Economics

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Since QUALIFLEX was brought before a meeting of the Regional Science Association(1) in 1975, a number of applications have been made and the method has been refined.

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Ancot, JP., Paelinck, J.H.P. (1982). Recent Experiences with the Qualiflex Multicriteria Method. In: Paelinck, J.H.P. (eds) Qualitative and Quantitative Mathematical Economics. Advanced Studies in Theoretical and Applied Econometrics, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7526-2_8

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