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t. e. Alvin Harvey Hansen (August 23, 1887 – June 6, 1975) was an American economist who taught at the University of Minnesota and was later a chair professor of economics at Harvard University. 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 ...
Alvin H. Hansen, former Littauer Professor of Political Economics and one of America's foremost Keynesian economics, died in Alexander. Va. Friday.
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Jun 8, 2018 · Alvin Hansen was born at Viborg, South Dakota, on Aug. 23, 1887, to Danish parents. He graduated from Yankton College in South Dakota in 1910 and worked several years as a high school teacher, then principal, then county school superintendent, before returning to school for graduate studies, which he completed at the University of Wisconsin in ...
Hansen, who is of Norwegian ancestry, was born and raised in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City, the youngest of six children. She was discovered by photographer Peter Gert at age 14. After Gert took Hansen to a party hosted by Wilhelmina Cooper, former model and owner of the Wilhelmina Models, Cooper signed the teen to her agency.
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Hansen served on several government advisory posts, e.g. research director at the Committee on Policy in International Relations (1933-34), advisor to the Committee on Social Security (1940-41), and advisor to the Federal Reserve Board (1940-45), but his bigger impact was through his books, articles and reports.
Dec 12, 2013 · In December 1938, one of the most eminent economists of the time, Alvin E. Hansen, delivered the Presidential Address, titled \"Economic Progress and Declining Population Growth,\" at the annual meetings of the American Economic Association. Looking at the economy of the late 1930s, Hansen wrote:\"This is the essence of secular stagnation--sick ...
