Just finished Angus Deaton's excellent new book, 'Economics in America,' exploring everything from inequality to deaths of despair to the failures of the field in which he won a Nobel prize. It's all leavened with sardonic humor. Congrats, Angus Deaton & Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.s

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Congratulations, Anne Case & Angus Deaton for Deaths Of Despair making the 2020 Financial Times McKinsey & Company Business Book of The Year Shortlist
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Nobel laureate, Angus Deaton says middle-aged Americans without a bachelor's degree face grimmer prospects and are more likely to die of despair. Angus Deaton joined IMFPodcast ow.ly/vVbZ50AWuAO

There’s another epidemic decimating American communities, now exacerbated by the coronavirus. #BlackLivesMatter

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'There are 5.3 million Americans and 6.9 European Union citizens who are absolutely poor by global standards ... this is more than in Sierra Leone (3.2 million), Nepal (2.5 million) and Senegal (5.3 million)' Angus Deaton buff.ly/2FeRruy

“MIGRANTS WHO SUCCEED IN MOVING FROM POOR COUNTRIES TO RICH COUNTRIES BECOME BETTER OFF THAN THEY WERE AT HOME, AND THEIR REMITTANCES HELP THEIR FAMILIES TO DO BETTER AT HOME.”

6 years of war. 6 years of fleeing home.
Where are Syrians being hosted now?
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Mortality and morbidity in the 21st century. Case & Deaton, March 2017 #HiAP #SDoH #PEoH brookings.edu/wp-content/upl…

Climate change-driven famine poses global security threat cbsnews.com/news/climate-c… via @cbsnews

Mortality Rates for Whites: Opioids and Jobs nyti.ms/210bBvu

Better health and better education could not be achieved by the amount of money being spent now nor could it be achieved with spending more.

Aid undermines what poor people need most: an effective government that works with them for today and tomorrow.

What we see now with the migrant crisis is the result of hundreds of years of unequal development in the rich world leaving behind the rest.

The study of consumption has been and continues to be at the center of economics. What an amazing week! Thank you everyone for your support.

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