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Angus Deaton: Nobel Prize Conversations
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Angus Deaton dreamed of being a pianist, a rugby player or a mathematician – but he just wasn’t good enough. After these setbacks, however, he discovered economics, and in 2015 he was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare.
Listen to a conversation about some wild ideas, beautiful places and the role trout fishing can play in problem-solving.
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117 episodes
Manage episode 253290141 series 2611136
Angus Deaton dreamed of being a pianist, a rugby player or a mathematician – but he just wasn’t good enough. After these setbacks, however, he discovered economics, and in 2015 he was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare.
Listen to a conversation about some wild ideas, beautiful places and the role trout fishing can play in problem-solving.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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