2008

On February 28, 2009 in St.Petersburg (Hotel "Ambassador") the third Ceremony of Rewarding Laureates 2008 with the International Leontief Medal “For Contribution to Economic Reforms” was held. The ceremony took place in the framework of the VIII Annual Leontief Conference Economics and Law / Leontief Readings.

LAUREATES 2008

Leszek Balcerowicz Jeffrey David Sachs Vladimir Mau Dmitry Travin Alexander Granberg

The ceremony of Rewarding was opened by Irina Karelina, ICSER "Leontief Centre" Director-General, with the presentation about history of creation of the International Leontief medal for “Contribution to Economic Reforms” and ceremonies of rewarding.

Welcoming speeches have made:

Masaaki Kuboniwa, Institute of Economic Research Hitotsubashi University, Professor, Japan, Laureate of the Leontief Medal “For Achievements in Economy” (2004)
Paul Vandoren, Delegation of the European Commission to Russia, Deputy Head

Written greetings to participants of Ceremony have sent:

Robert M. Solow
Honored professor of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nobel Prize winner, Laureate of the Intrenational Leontief Medal for "Contribution to Economic Reforms" (2006)

Greeting

Jan Oosterhaven
President of International Input-Output Association

Greeting

Rewarding Laureates 2008 with the International Leontief Medal “For Contribution to Economic Reforms” and reports of the medal laureates took place after completion the speech.