Dr. Angus Deaton

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Biography

Angus Deaton was born in Edinburgh and educated at Hawick High School, Fettes, and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, where he was a Distinction awarded in Mathematics. After a brief career at the Bank of England, he returned to academia as a research officer in the Department of Applied Economics at Cambridge. In 1975, he became a Professor of Econometrics at the University of Bristol before moving to Princeton as a Professor of Economics and International Affairs in 1983. He became a Senior Scholar and Emeritus Professor in 2016. Deaton has authored over a hundred papers in professional journals and six books, including 'The Great Escape' (2013) and 'Deaths of Despair' (2020), both of which examine health, wealth, inequality, and economic policy. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences USA and has received numerous honors, including being made a Knight Bachelor in 2016 and receiving the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 2015 for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare.

Research Interests

Requirements for Princeton University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Speaking
Required:27
IELTS
Speaking
Required:8
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or science Strong background in mathematics, materials, physics, or related engineering
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Specialization Notes

GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.