"You don’t have to be very far away from the American average income to be poor in a global sense."
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About Angus Deaton
Angus Deaton is a British-American economist known for his research in health, well-being, and economic development. He was born in 1945 in Scotland and later became a naturalized U.S. citizen. Deaton received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2015 for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare. He has made significant contributions to the field of economics through his studies on inequality, measurement of living standards, and analysis of household consumption patterns.
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