The Book Prize Index

Essays in Economics

Wassily W. Leontief

This work comprises the major papers of this extraordinary Nobel Laureate in economics. The common concern of the papers included in this volume is economic theory, its structure, uses, and abuses. As the late Harry G. Johnson said: "No one reading this volume can fail to be struck by the depth of scholarship Professor Leontief is capable of deploying and the profundity of his understanding of methodological problems of economic theory, and his critique of the work of other economists."

Business & EconomicsBusiness & Economics · medium confidenceBusiness & Economics81 signalsLlm Classifier: Business & Economics -> Business & EconomicsTopic Classifier: Business Biography -> BiographyKeyword Classifier: Business & Economics -> Business & EconomicsBusiness BiographyEnergy, Extraction & ResourcesLabor, Work & Organizing

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Award for NonfictionMajor1967FinalistSecondary source
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    • Harry G. Johnson36%

  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    70 / 100 academic

    Academic

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 58%.