ECONOMIST

Robin Hanson

1959 - Today

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Robin Dale Hanson (born August 28, 1959) is an American economist and author. He is associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a former research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. Hanson is known for his work on idea futures and markets, and he was involved in the creation of the Foresight Institute's Foresight Exchange and DARPA's FutureMAP project. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robin Hanson has received more than 402,383 page views. His biography is available in 7 different languages on Wikipedia. Robin Hanson is the 415th most popular economist, the 7,172nd most popular biography from Germany and the 38th most popular German Economist.

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  • 400k

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  • 34.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 7

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Robin Hanson ranks 415 out of 414Before him are Dambisa Moyo, Steven Levitt, Urjit Patel, Tyler Cowen, Thomas DiLorenzo, and Susan Athey. After him are Kshama Sawant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Robin Hanson ranks 802Before him are Lester Holt, Mary Roach, Shubha Mudgal, Wendy Smith-Sly, Yvonne Cagle, and John Whittingdale. After him are Jo Bonner, and Ellen Roberts.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Robin Hanson ranks 7,172 out of 7,253Before him are Fabian Benko (1998), Jan Hojer (1992), Stefan Bötticher (1992), Giovanna Scoccimarro (1997), Theo Reinhardt (1990), and Christopher Grotheer (1992). After him are Pauline Bremer (1996), Maximilian Müller (1987), Patrick Funk (1990), Anne Cibis (1985), Tim Tscharnke (1989), and Yvonne Li (1998).

Among ECONOMISTS In Germany

Among economists born in Germany, Robin Hanson ranks 38Before him are Alfred Müller-Armack (1901), Ludwig Lachmann (1906), Karl Knies (1821), Alice Salomon (1872), Jörg Meuthen (1961), and W. Michael Blumenthal (1926).