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Leonid Hurwicz, a Common card
Leonid Hurwicz was a Polish–American economist and mathematician, known for his work in game theory and mechanism design.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 142
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 14,000
Power 142 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Leonid Hurwicz quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Leonid Hurwicz card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Hurwicz was one of the ______ Nobel Laureates, having received the prize at the age of 90.
Answer
oldest. Hurwicz was one of the oldest Nobel Laureates, having received the prize at the age of 90. From the Leonid Hurwicz article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Hurwicz shared the ____ Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work on mechanism design.
Answer
2000s. Hurwicz shared the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work on mechanism design. From the Leonid Hurwicz article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He originated the concept of incentive compatibility, and showed how desired outcomes can be achieved by using incentive compatible mechanism design.
- Hurwicz shared the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work on mechanism design.
- Hurwicz was one of the oldest Nobel Laureates, having received the prize at the age of 90.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Leonid Hurwicz article was read about 14,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Leonid Hurwicz (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Dong Oh, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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