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William Nordhaus, an Uncommon card
William Dawbney Nordhaus is an American economist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 64
- Power
- 136
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 23,000
Power 136 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
William Nordhaus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Nordhaus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Nordhaus received the prize "for integrating climate change into long-run ______ analysis".
Answer
macroeconomic. Nordhaus received the prize "for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis". From the William Nordhaus article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was a Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University, best known for his work in economic modeling and climate change, and a co-recipient of the ____ Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Answer
2010s. He was a Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University, best known for his work in economic modeling and climate change, and a co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. From the William Nordhaus article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 87 · 2012 United States presidential election in Mississippi 77 · William Nordhaus 72 · History of pharmacy 67 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.
- He was a Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University, best known for his work in economic modeling and climate change, and a co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
- Nordhaus received the prize "for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis".
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William Nordhaus article was read about 23,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 64: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get William Nordhaus
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William Nordhaus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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