The Leontief Centre for Social and Economic Research in St Petersburg has awarded  Ljubo Sirc, Founder President of the CRCE,  the International Leontief Medal For Contribution to Economic Reforms for his outstanding achievements as a researcher of socialist economies, theorist and practitioner in the field of market reforms in former socialist countries.

In his acceptance speech he said about his Center: "In the United States, its endeavours were strongly favoured and complimented by the work of the Heritage and Atlas Foundations and the CATO Institute. Encouraged by these developments, Lord Harris, Sir Antony Fisher and I founded CRCE, the Centre for Research into Communist (later, Post-Communist) Economies, whose research and advice Hayek himself encouraged by consenting to the Honorary President of its Advisory Council. "

To read the entire speech open the attachment.  I am honored to be on the advisory board of his journal Post-Communist Economies.