Angus Deaton, Ph.D.

Angus Deaton, Ph.D., is the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of International Affairs and Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Economics Department at Princeton University. Dr. Deaton's research areas include health, economic development, and the analysis of household behavior, especially at the microeconomic level. His current research focuses on the determinants of health in rich and poor countries, as well as on the measurement of poverty in India and around the world. In his role as a Gallup Senior Scientist, Dr. Deaton advises Gallup on methodological processes and statistical analysis.

Dr. Deaton is a British citizen and has previously taught at Cambridge University and the University of Bristol. He is a corresponding Fellow of the British Academy, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society and, in 1978, was the first recipient of the Society's Frisch Medal. He is President Elect of the American Economic Association and will serve as its President in 2009.

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• Indian Health Survey
• Poverty in the World and India
• Health Status and Economics
• Household Surveys