Scottish-American economist and Senior Scholar at Princeton University. Awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2015 for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare. With Anne Case, authored Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism documenting rising mortality among working-class Americans without college degrees.
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Angus Deaton
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Public positions Angus Deaton has taken on contested policy questions. Each links to the full issue page where this voice sits among others.
- Federal minimum wage"Generally supportive of minimum wage increases as part of addressing wage stagnation"
- Medicare for All"Has criticized the American health care system's costs and outcomes, arguing for fundamental reform"
- Wealth tax"Has written on rising inequality and the case for stronger redistributive policy"
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editorial · last refreshed 5/26/2026.Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.