Leontief paradox — Leontief s paradox in economics is that the country with the world s highest capital per worker has a lower in exports than in imports.This econometric find was the result of Professor Wassily W. Leontief s attempt to test the Heckscher Ohlin… … Wikipedia
Leontief, Wassily — born Aug. 5, 1906, St. Petersburg, Russia died Feb. 5, 1999, New York, N.Y., U.S. Russian born U.S. economist. After studying at the universities of Leningrad (1921–25) and Berlin (1925–28), he immigrated to the U.S. in 1931. At Harvard… … Universalium
Leontief, Wassily W. — ▪ 2000 Russian born American economist (b. Aug. 5, 1906, St. Petersburg, Russia d. Feb. 5, 1999, New York, N.Y.), won the 1973 Nobel Prize for Economics for his development of input output analysis, a method used for analyzing the… … Universalium
Wassily Leontief — Infobox Scientist name = Wassily Wassilyovitch Leontief caption = W. W. Leontief at Harvard birth date = birth date|1905|8|5|mf=y birth place = Munich, Germany death date = death date and age|1999|2|5|1905|8|5|mf=y death place = New York City,… … Wikipedia
Wassily Leontief — A Nobel Prize winning American economist and professor. Wassily Leontief was born in 1906 in Russia, where he was also raised. He left the country and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Berlin. After a brief stint at the National Bureau of… … Investment dictionary
Metzler paradox — In economics, the Metzler paradox (named after the American economist Lloyd Metzler) is the theoretical possibility that the imposition of a tariff on imports may reduce the relative internal price of that good.[1] It was proposed by Lloyd… … Wikipedia
List of paradoxes — This is a list of paradoxes, grouped thematically. Note that many of the listed paradoxes have a clear resolution see Quine s Classification of Paradoxes.Logical, non mathematical* Paradox of entailment: Inconsistent premises always make an… … Wikipedia
Heckscher-Ohlin model — The Heckscher Ohlin model (H O model) is a general equilibrium mathematical model of international trade, developed by Eli Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin at the Stockholm School of Economics. It builds on David Ricardo s theory of comparative… … Wikipedia
Linder hypothesis — The Linder hypothesis is a conjecture in economics about international trade patterns. The hypothesis is that the more similar are the demand structures of countries the more they will trade with one another. Further, international trade will… … Wikipedia
economics — /ek euh nom iks, ee keuh /, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, or the material welfare of humankind. 2. (used with a pl. v.) financial considerations;… … Universalium
international trade — Introduction economic transactions that are made between countries. Among the items commonly traded are consumer goods, such as television sets and clothing; capital goods, such as machinery; and raw materials and food. Other transactions… … Universalium