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Alvin Hansen, a Common card
Alvin Harvey Hansen was an American economist who taught at the University of Minnesota and was later a chair professor of economics at Harvard University.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 47
- Power
- 109
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,100
Power 109 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Alvin Hansen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Alvin Hansen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Hansen helped create the Council of ______ Advisors and the Social Security system.
Answer
Economic. Hansen helped create the Council of Economic Advisors and the Social Security system. From the Alvin Hansen article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is best remembered today for introducing Keynesian economics in the United States in the ____s and 40s.
Answer
1930s. He is best remembered today for introducing Keynesian economics in the United States in the 1930s and 40s. From the Alvin Hansen article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Vistula–Bug offensive. Vistula–Bug offensive 72 · Qidong, Jiangsu 65 · Alvin Hansen 62 · Marcus 59 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Often referred to as "the American Keynes", he was a widely read popular author on economic issues, and an influential advisor to the government on economic policy.
- Hansen helped create the Council of Economic Advisors and the Social Security system.
- He is best remembered today for introducing Keynesian economics in the United States in the 1930s and 40s.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Alvin Hansen article was read about 6,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 47: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
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- Florian KastenmeierCommon · Society · ATK 61 DEF 48
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Alvin Hansen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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