Wassily Leontief and Input-Output Economics
Book description
Wassily Leontief (1905-1999) was the founding father of input-output economics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in 1973. This book offers a collection of papers in memory of Leontief by his students and close colleagues. The first part, 'Reflections on Input-Output Economics', focuses upon Leontief as a person and…
Why read it?
1 author picked Wassily Leontief and Input-Output Economics as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Like Ayn Rand, Wassily Leontief is a Jew who left the Soviet Union and settled in the United States.
However, he does not believe in free markets and even is a specialist in economic planning. The precision with which he analyzes the economic system, considering it as machine that transforms inputs into outputs is mind-boggling and answers difficult questions.
From Thijs' list on microeconomics on how markets are interconnected.
If you love Wassily Leontief and Input-Output Economics...
The Coaching Habit
The coaching book that's for all of us, not just coaches.
It's the best-selling book on coaching this century, with 15k+ online reviews. Brené Brown calls it "a classic". Dan Pink said it was "essential".
It is practical, funny, and short, and "unweirds" coaching. Whether you're a parent, a teacher,…
Want books like Wassily Leontief and Input-Output Economics?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Wassily Leontief and Input-Output Economics.
Browse books like Wassily Leontief and Input-Output Economics
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,593
readers submitted
so far, will you?
