For further information about Professor Leontief, explore the links and suggested readings below.

Websites:

  • The International Input-Output Association website (http://www.iioa.at/)
    A small site listing the objectives and leadership of the association which Professor Leontief founded.

  • The Nobel Association article about Professor Leontief (http://www.nobel.se/economics/laureates/1973/press.html)
    An brief article written by the Nobel Association just after Professor Leontief received the Nobel prize. Provides a quick summary of Input-Output and its relevance to economics which may be helpful to those who do not know the method.

  • Professor Leontief's autobiography, 1973 (http://www.nobel.se/economics/laureates/1973/leontief-autobio.html)
    A brief autobiography written for the Nobel Association.

  • Wassily Leontief: A Note (http://utip.gov.utexas.edu/web/JGarchive/1999/leontief.htm)
    Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, James K. Galbraith's personal recollections of Professor Leonief.

  • The New School, Profile of Wassily Leontief (http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/profiles/leontief.htm )
    A hyperlinked site which provides a brief biography of Professor Leontief, then describes how his theories relate to other economic theories, each linked to descriptions, mentions some of his most influential colleagues, and finally provides a list of his major links and further on-link links.

  • http://www.altronovecento.quipo.it/numero1persone5.html
    A site in Italian about Professor Leontief.

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13th International Input-Output Conference
Macerata, Italy, August 21-25, 2000