Angus Deaton

Angus Stewart Deaton (* October 19, 1945 in Edinburgh ) is a British economist. He is a professor of economics at Princeton University.

Life

Deaton studied economics at Cambridge University (BA, 1967; MA, 1971) and his doctorate in 1974 In 2009 he was elected president of the American Economic Association.. For 2014, it Leontief Prize was awarded.

Work

Deatons research interests are health and development economics as well as the survey and the micro-economic behavior of households.

Writings (selection )

  • The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality. Princeton University Press, Princeton 2013
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