Angus Deaton
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This article is about the economist. For the English comic actor and television presenter, see Angus Deayton.
Sir Angus Stewart Deaton FBA[1] (born 19 October 1945) is a British-American economist and academic. Deaton is currently a Senior Scholar and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emeritus at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and the Economics Department at Princeton University. His research focuses primarily on poverty, inequality, health, wellbeing, and economic development.[2]
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Born | Angus Stewart Deaton (1945-10-19) 19 October 1945 (age 78) Edinburgh, Scotland |
Nationality | British, American |
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Alma mater | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge |
Spouse | Anne Case |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Microeconomics |
Institutions | |
Thesis | Models of Consumer Demand and Their Application to the United Kingdom (1975) |
Doctoral advisor | Richard Stone |
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Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
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In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare.[3][4]