Angus Deaton
Sir Angus Deaton | |
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Deaton in 2015 | |
| Born | Angus Stewart Deaton 19 October 1945 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality | British, American |
| Spouse | Anne Case |
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| Education | |
| Alma mater | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge |
| Thesis | Models of Consumer Demand and Their Application to the United Kingdom (1975) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Stone |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Microeconomics |
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Sir Angus Stewart Deaton FBA (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.
In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare.