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Introduction to International Futures
International Futures (IFs) with Pardee is a computer simulation of global systems for classroom or research use. IFs can be used to teach or study demographics, economics, food, energy, the environment, international politics and other substantive issue areas. It is especially suitable for analysis of sustainable development and for examining the human dimensions of global change. Below you will find links that help to further explore and explain the foundations of this software and research program.
- General Overview
- Purpose of IFs
- Elements of the Model
- Philosophy of Modeling
- Help System: Make sure you are not using Google Chrome to access this. For guided lessons, follow this Help System path: IFs Help for Web Version, Introduction to IFs, How Do I...?
- Model Assumptions
- Documentation of Base Case