"I became an economist by accident." Angus Deaton, laureate in Economic Sciences

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Angus Deaton describes his journey to the 2015 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences at the 2015 Nobel Banquet in Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2015.

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@JonathanXLindqviust 4 жыл бұрын

To the endless persuit of knowledge, thank you Angus for honouring the title of Nobel laureate with your contributions. It is not titles who honour men but men who honour titles.

@margaritaescoto3500 Жыл бұрын

I met Sir Angus on entering a meeting where I was a delegate at a small round table. I told him how much I loved Edinburgh where I had attended a sabbatical year at the U and he said he thought Mexico was a marvelous country as well. Now I know his childhood dream of a warm tropical kingdom! Then in the meeting I questioned one of his more controversial postures in economic policy, and he charmingly made one or two comments. And then sent me to read some of his background work and referred me to various of his books! A very polite way to not get into subject matter he didn’t want to deal with that day.. but then again.. he’s the Nobel laureate, so I obliged!

@alihamdani6605 Жыл бұрын

"I became an economist by accident with little formal training and absence that I'd regretted for many years. But perhaps, I can stop regretting now. I drifted from one topic to another, learning as I went because I had not been taught I was free not only of what I should have known but also of at least some prejudices and preconceptions." ~Angus Deaton, the laureate of the 2015 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, at the 2015 Nobel Banquet in Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2015.