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...Leontief is the third Harvard economist to join the Harvard roster of Nobel celebrities. His colleagues consider him among the most dedicated and deserving laureates...
...characteristic down-to-earth manner, Leontief likens his complex input-output matrix to a cookbook recipe: "You add a little bit of these production factors, and you get a little bit of those...
Although the Swedish prize committee touted Leontief for the academic usefulness of his economic work, those who know him regard the prize as a tribute to his broad-minded and humanitarian attitudes...
Although he is not a Marxist, Leontief was one of a handful of Harvard economists who spoke last year in behalf of Samuel S. Bowles, associate professor of economics, and other radical economists seeking faculty positions in the generally conservative department...
...Leontief is an outspoken critic of the Nixon administration who would like to see more resources allocated towards "improving the well-being of the common man." Specifically, Leontief has advocated tax reform and military spending cutbacks...