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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 ...
Jun 9, 1975 · By Mark J. Penn. June 9, 1975. Alvin H. Hansen, former Littauer Professor of Political Economics and one of America's foremost Keynesian economics, died in Alexander. Va. Friday. He was 87...
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 ...
Media in category "Alvin Harvey Hansen" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Prof. Alvin W. Hansen of Harvard U. before Senate Unemployment & Relief Comm. Hearings LCCN2016878028 (cropped).jpg 1,686 × 2,249; 485 KB
Jun 7, 1975 · Alvin H. Hansen, one of the principal advocates for Keynesian economics in the United States, died yesterday in Alexandria, Va. The former professor at the University of Minnesota and Harvard...
Viborg, SD. Death. June 06, 1975. Viborg, SD. Alvin Hansen was influential in establishing the Full Employment Act of 1946, which set up the Council of Economic Advisors. As a professor, many of his students later served on this Council and became, themselves, Presidential Economic Advisors, as Hansen had done repeatedly throughout his career.
Alvin H. Hansen, 1887-1975. American economist at Harvard, that began as an American Institutionalist but converted into one of the leading proponents of Keynesianism in the United States. Alvin Harvey Hansen was born in Viborg, South Dakota, the son of Danish immigrants. Hansen got his undergraduate studies from Yankton and went on to pursue ...
