Leontief Prize

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academic award economics award

The Leontief Prize is an economics award recognizing outstanding contributions to economic theory and practice that advance social justice and sustainable development.

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Label	Occurrences
Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought	6
Leontief Prize canonical	2

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Target entity: Leontief Prize
Context triple: [Amartya Sen, awardReceived, Leontief Prize]

A. Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is a prestigious international award given annually to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of economics.
B. Templeton Prize
The Templeton Prize is a prestigious annual award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to affirming life’s spiritual dimension, often at the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion.
C. Crafoord Prize
The Crafoord Prize is a prestigious international scientific award, established by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, that recognizes groundbreaking research in disciplines not covered by the Nobel Prizes, such as astronomy, mathematics, geosciences, and biosciences.
D. John von Neumann Theory Prize
The John von Neumann Theory Prize is a prestigious award in operations research and the management sciences, recognizing fundamental and sustained contributions to theory in these fields.
E. Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize is a set of prestigious international awards given annually in recognition of outstanding achievements in fields such as physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, and economic sciences.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Leontief Prize
Target entity description: The Leontief Prize is an economics award recognizing outstanding contributions to economic theory and practice that advance social justice and sustainable development.

A. Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is a prestigious international award given annually to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of economics.
B. Templeton Prize
The Templeton Prize is a prestigious annual award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to affirming life’s spiritual dimension, often at the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion.
C. Crafoord Prize
The Crafoord Prize is a prestigious international scientific award, established by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, that recognizes groundbreaking research in disciplines not covered by the Nobel Prizes, such as astronomy, mathematics, geosciences, and biosciences.
D. John von Neumann Theory Prize
The John von Neumann Theory Prize is a prestigious award in operations research and the management sciences, recognizing fundamental and sustained contributions to theory in these fields.
E. Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize is a set of prestigious international awards given annually in recognition of outstanding achievements in fields such as physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, and economic sciences.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic award ⓘ economics award ⓘ
administeredBy	GDAE ⓘ Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Leontief Prize ⓘ surface form: Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought
awardedFor	advancing the frontiers of economic thought ⓘ contributions to poverty reduction and inequality issues ⓘ contributions to sustainable development ⓘ linking economic theory with real-world problems ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
field	economics ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasAwardCategory	development economics ⓘ economic policy ⓘ economic theory ⓘ environmental economics ⓘ social justice in economics ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://sites.tufts.edu/gdae/about-us/leontief-prize/ ⓘ
inception	2000 ⓘ
locatedIn	Medford, Massachusetts ⓘ Tufts College ⓘ surface form: Tufts University
namedAfter	Wassily Leontief ⓘ
notableLaureate	Amartya Sen ⓘ Bina Agarwal ⓘ Dani Rodrik ⓘ Ha-Joon Chang ⓘ James K. Boyce ⓘ José Antonio Ocampo ⓘ Nancy Folbre ⓘ
purpose	to advance social justice ⓘ to advance sustainable development ⓘ to recognize outstanding contributions to economic theory and practice ⓘ
selectionCriteria	impact on policy and practice ⓘ originality of economic research ⓘ relevance to contemporary global challenges ⓘ
sponsor	Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University ⓘ surface form: Global Development and Environment Institute
typicalNumberOfLaureatesPerYear	1 ⓘ 2 ⓘ

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Amartya Sen → awardReceived → Leontief Prize ⓘ

Joseph Stiglitz → awardReceived → Leontief Prize ⓘ

Herman Daly → awardReceived → Leontief Prize ⓘ