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Angus Deaton

Angus Deaton received the 2015 prize in Economic Sciences. This profile brings together the official award record and attributed background on the economist’s work and career.

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PROFILE / FACT FILE

Personal and professional profile

Name: Angus Deaton [1]
Full name: Angus Deaton [2]
Birth date: 1945-10-19 [2]
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland [2]
Education: Fettes College; Hawick High School; Fitzwilliam College; University of Cambridge [3]
Fields / occupation: writer; economist; university teacher [3]
Prize: Economic Sciences · 2015 [2]
Research recognized: for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare [2]
Prize share: 1 [2]
Affiliation at the award: Princeton University [2]
Institutions in career record: University of Southern California (2016–end not recorded); Princeton University; University of Bristol [3]

Research, education and career background

Sir Angus Stewart Deaton (born 19 October 1945) is a British-American economist and academic. Deaton is a Senior Scholar and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emeritus (since 2016) 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. [4]

In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare. [4]

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Award and academic affiliation

The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 2015 and lists Princeton University as the affiliation at the time. [2]

An affiliation attached to an award describes that point in the person’s career; it does not establish a current appointment. [2]

Education and career timeline

1945-10-19
Birth date recorded in the official Nobel biography. [2]
1975
Education period at University of Cambridge ended (background record). [3]
2015-10-12
Economic Sciences award announced. [2]
2016
Affiliation at University of Southern California began (background record). [3]

Source-supported connections

Angus Deaton → Affiliation at the 2015 award → Princeton University [2]

Frequently asked questions

When did Angus Deaton receive the prize in Economic Sciences?

The official award record gives the year as 2015. [2]

Which institution was Angus Deaton affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?

Princeton University. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]

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