Angus Deaton

When economist Angus Deaton immigrated to the United States from Britain in the early 1980s, he was awed by America's strengths and shocked by the extraordinary gaps he witnessed between people. Economics in America explains in clear terms how the field of economics addresses the most pressing issues of our time, from poverty, retirement, and the minimum wage to the...

The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton, one of the foremost experts on economic development and poverty, tells the remarkable story of how, beginning 250 years ago,...

When economist Angus Deaton immigrated to the United States from Britain in the early 1980s, he was awed by America's strengths and shocked by the extraordinary gaps he witnessed between people. Economics in America explains in clear terms how the field of economics addresses the most pressing issues of our time—from poverty, retirement, and the minimum wage to the ravages...

New York Times Bestseller Wall Street Journal Bestseller A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Sunday Times Best Business Books of 2020 New York Times Notable 100 Science News Favourite Books of 2020 Inside Higher Ed, Best Books of 2020 Longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award 2020 From economist Anne Case and Nobel Prize...

Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism is a New York Times Bestseller, a Wall Street Journal Bestseller, and a New York Times Notable Book of 2020. It was also a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and was shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year. Additionally, it is recognised as a New...

The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton—one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty—tells the remarkable story of how, beginning 250 years ago, some...