Wassily Wassilyevich Leontief (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Лео́нтьев; August 5, 1905 – February 5, 1999), was a Soviet-American economist known for...

different sectors of a national economy or different regional economies. Wassily Leontief (1906–1999) is credited with developing this type of analysis and earned...

finding was the result of Wassily W. Leontief's attempt to test the Heckscher–Ohlin theory ("H–O theory") empirically. In 1953, Leontief found that the United...

as there is no substitutability between factors. It was named after Wassily Leontief and represents a limiting case of the constant elasticity of substitution...

Wassily or Wassili is a masculine given name. It is a variant of the Russian name Vasily. Notable people with the name include: Wassily de Basil (1888–1951)...

was the result of Professor Wassily W. Leontief's attempt to test the Heckscher-Ohlin theory empirically. In 1954, Leontief found that the U.S. (the most...

country will export the labor-intensive good. The Leontief paradox, presented by Wassily Leontief in 1951, found that the U.S. (the most capital-abundant...

consumer. This form of utility function was first conceptualized by Wassily Leontief. Leontief utility functions represent complementary goods. For example:...

available on request. In 2000, GDAE established the Leontief Prize. Named in honor of Wassily Leontief, member of the GDAE advisory board and recipient of...

student at Harvard, Samuelson studied economics under Joseph Schumpeter, Wassily Leontief, Gottfried Haberler, and the "American Keynes" Alvin Hansen. Samuelson...