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Angus Deaton

Prize
Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel — 2015
for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare
Citizenship
United Kingdom United Kingdom United States United States
Languages
English
date of birth
10/19/1945, 1/1/1945
place of birth
Edinburgh
Age
80 years
educated at
  • University of Cambridge
    • academic major: economics
    • doctoral advisor: Richard Stone
    • academic degree: doctorate
    • end time: 1/1/1975
  • Fettes College
  • Hawick High School
  • Fitzwilliam College
position held
  • professor emeritus
    • start time: 7/1/1983
  • chairperson
member of
  • Econometric Society
    • start time: 1/1/1978
  • Royal Society of Edinburgh
    • start time: 1/1/2010
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    • start time: 1/1/1992
  • American Philosophical Society
    • start time: 4/1/2014
  • National Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 1/1/2015
  • British Academy
    • start time: 1/1/2001
employer
  • University of Southern California
    • start time: 9/1/2016
  • University of Bristol
  • Princeton University
field of work
  • distributive justice
  • social inequality
  • subjective wellbeing
  • health
  • poverty
  • economics
  • microeconomics
  • social justice
doctoral student
  • John Edward McLaren
  • Scott Lansing Fulford
  • Serena Ng
  • Douglas Lee Miller
  • Duncan Thomas
occupation
  • writer
  • economist
  • university teacher
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