Top 66 Angus Deaton Quotes

After a day’s fishing, I’ll know the solution to something or have good ideas that were not accessible before.
Angus Deaton
I think lower wages have made men much less marriageabl

I think lower wages have made men much less marriageable than they were before. It’s not just like your job goes to hell. Your marriage goes to hell. You don’t know your children anymore. Your children have a higher chance of being screwed up.
Angus Deaton
A good theoretical account must explain all of the evidence that we see. If it doesn’t work everywhere, we have no idea what we are talking about, and all is chaos.
Angus Deaton
Like many in academia and in the development industry, I am among globalization’s greatest beneficiaries – those who are able to sell our services in markets that are larger and richer than our parents could have dreamed of.
Angus Deaton
The Nobel thing is like dying and going to heaven for a while. It’s like being transported to a fairyland.
Angus Deaton