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Harvey Leibenstein

American economist (1922-1994) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 71

Harvey Leibenstein was a Ukrainian-born American economist. He was a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley from 1951 to 1967 and at Harvard University from 1967 to 1987.

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Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship

About this person

One of his most important contributions to economics was the concept of X-inefficiency and the critical minimum effort thesis in development economics.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 1994 · aged 71