Questions about Angus Deaton

Short answers, pulled from the story.

When and where was Angus Deaton born?

Angus Deaton was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on the 19th of October 1945. He attended Hawick High School before moving to Fettes College as a foundation scholar.

What is the title of Angus Deaton's doctoral thesis from 1975?

The title of his doctoral thesis read Models of Consumer Demand and Their Application to the United Kingdom. Richard Stone supervised this work while Terry Barker also assisted in the Department of Applied Economics.

Who did Angus Deaton co-author with for the paper published in The American Economic Review in 1980?

Angus Deaton co-authored this work with John Muellbauer under the title An almost ideal demand system. The model provided a first-order approximation to any demand system that satisfied specific axioms of order.

Why did Anne Case and Angus Deaton publish their landmark paper in 2015?

They highlighted rising all-cause mortality rates among middle-aged white non-Hispanic Americans in the past decade. This trend appeared unique among rich countries according to their data.

When did the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences award Angus Deaton the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences?

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded Angus Deaton the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2015. He described himself as someone concerned with the poor of the world and how people behave.

What did Angus Deaton sign in June 2024 regarding Donald Trump's fiscal policies?

In June 2024 sixteen Nobel laureates signed an open letter arguing against Donald Trump's fiscal policies. Angus Deaton joined these economists in stating that trade efforts would reignite inflation in the United States.