Angus Deaton
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Angus Deaton is a British-American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on consumption, poverty, and welfare.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Angus Deaton canonical | 3 |
| Angus S. Deaton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angus Deaton Context triple: [AEA Distinguished Fellow, notableRecipient, Angus Deaton]
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A.
Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize–winning American economist renowned for his work on information asymmetry, inequality, and critiques of unregulated markets.
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B.
Theodore Schultz
Theodore Schultz was an American economist and Nobel laureate known for his pioneering work on human capital theory and agricultural economics within the Chicago School tradition.
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C.
Thomas J. Sargent
Thomas J. Sargent is an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his foundational work in macroeconomics, particularly in rational expectations and dynamic macroeconomic theory.
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D.
Dale T. Mortensen
Dale T. Mortensen was an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on search and matching theory in labor economics.
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E.
Abhijit Banerjee
Abhijit Banerjee is an Indian-American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angus Deaton Target entity description: Angus Deaton is a British-American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on consumption, poverty, and welfare.
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A.
Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize–winning American economist renowned for his work on information asymmetry, inequality, and critiques of unregulated markets.
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B.
Theodore Schultz
Theodore Schultz was an American economist and Nobel laureate known for his pioneering work on human capital theory and agricultural economics within the Chicago School tradition.
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C.
Thomas J. Sargent
Thomas J. Sargent is an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his foundational work in macroeconomics, particularly in rational expectations and dynamic macroeconomic theory.
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D.
Dale T. Mortensen
Dale T. Mortensen was an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on search and matching theory in labor economics.
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E.
Abhijit Banerjee
Abhijit Banerjee is an Indian-American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in economics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Aitken Prize
NERFINISHED
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BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics, Finance and Management NERFINISHED ⓘ Frisch Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Honorary Doctorate from University of Edinburgh ⓘ Honorary Doctorate from University of St Andrews ⓘ KNOW Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight Bachelor ⓘ Nemmers Prize in Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Anne Case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-10-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Fettes College
NERFINISHED
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer |
Princeton University
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University of Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Deaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
consumption
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development economics ⓘ economics ⓘ health economics ⓘ household surveys ⓘ inequality ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ poverty ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| givenName | Angus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on consumption
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research on poverty ⓘ research on welfare measurement ⓘ work on health and mortality ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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British Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ Econometric Society NERFINISHED ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Economic Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeMotivation | for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| notableIdea | Deaton paradox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Analysis of Household Surveys
NERFINISHED
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Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism NERFINISHED ⓘ Economics in America: An Immigrant Economist Explores the Land of Inequality NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality NERFINISHED ⓘ Understanding Consumption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Princeton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Angus S. Deaton