Leontief Prize awarded to Stern, Weitzman

Nicholas Stern, of the London School of Economics, right, last night accepted the annual Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought along with fellow winner Martin Weitzman, left, a professor of economics at Harvard University. Tufts' Global Development and Environment Institute recognized the two economists' contributions to the field of study relating to the economic feasibility of reducing greenhouse gases. See full coverage of the event in tomorrow's Daily.