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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. He invented market scoring rules like LMSR (Logarithmic Market Scoring Rule) used by prediction markets such as Consensus Point (where Hanson is Chief Scientist), and has conducted research on signalling. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 7 different languages on Wikipedia. Robin Hanson is the 426th most popular economist (down from 415th in 2024), the 7,566th most popular biography from Germany (down from 7,167th in 2019) and the 38th most popular German Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Robin Hanson ranks 427 out of 414. Before him are Tyler Cowen, Thomas DiLorenzo, Steven Levitt, Ardo Hansson, Susan Athey, Peter R. Orszag, and Tom Woods.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Robin Hanson ranks 805. Before him are Lester Holt, John Whittingdale, Yvonne Cagle, Ken Buck, Shubha Mudgal, and Jo Bonner. After him is Ellen Roberts.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Robin Hanson ranks 7,569 out of 7,253. Before him are Moritz Müller (1986), David Beckmann (2000), Jack Haig (null), Selina Jörg (1988), Patrick Funk (1990), and Daniel Halfar (1988). After him are Lars Lukas Mai (2000), Anna Hall (null), Roman Rees (1993), Matthias Plachta (1991), Martin Häner (1988), and Viki Gabor (2007).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Germany

Among economists born in Germany, Robin Hanson ranks 38. Before him are Wilhelm Lexis (1837), Theodore Levitt (1925), Karl Knies (1821), Alice Salomon (1872), Ludwig Lachmann (1906), and W. Michael Blumenthal (1926).

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