Leontief
Americannoun
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Even when they did empirical analysis, Leontief said economists seldom took any interest in the meaning or value of their data.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2017
Leontief thought that economics departments were increasingly hiring and promoting young economists who wanted to build pure models with little empirical relevance.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2017
—Wassily W. Leontief and Marvin Hoffenberg” Leontief was awarded the economics prize from the Nobel Foundation in 1973.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 25, 2011
Jacqueline Murray Ann Arbor, Mich. Now that Economist Wassily Leontief has assured us that we can support several billion more people on our planet, perhaps he can give us one good reason why we should.
From Time Magazine Archive
Economist Wassily W. Leontief of Harvard wants the calculator to put its mechanical mind on the nation's economic planning.
From Time Magazine Archive
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