Wassily Leontief
Economist, Academic
1906 – 1999
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Who was Wassily Leontief?
Wassily Wassilyovich Leontief, was a Russian-American economist notable for his research on how changes in one economic sector may have an effect on other sectors. Leontief won the Nobel Committee's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1973, and three of his doctoral students have also been awarded the prize.
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- Born
- Aug 5, 1906
Munich - Also known as
- Wassily W. Leontief
- Wassily Wassilyovich Leontief
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Soviet Union
- Russian Empire
- Profession
- Education
- Saint Petersburg State University
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Harvard University
- Employment
- Harvard University
- New York University
- Lived in
- Saint Petersburg
- Munich
- Died
- Feb 5, 1999
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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