Jean-Paul Fitoussi was a French economist and sociologist of Sephardi Jewish descent.

The Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Économiques, often referred to by its acronym OFCE, is a prominent French economic policy think tank in Paris. It is mostly government-funded and hosted by the Sciences Po higher education organization. OFCE's research is regularly featured in French media, and it has ongoing relationships with French and European public authorities. As of May 2023, OFCE was ranked 16th worldwide among economic think tanks by the RePEc initiative.