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We are trying to say that low income and low job opportunities, after a long period of time, tears at the social fabric.

~Angus Deaton

Topics: After Fabric Income Job Long Long Period Low Opportunities Period Say Social Tears Time Trying

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My work on happiness is the only thing I've ever done where I've heard people in the supermarket talking about it, for instance.

~Angus Deaton

Topics: About Done Ever Happiness Heard Instance Only People Supermarket Talking The Only Thing Thing Where Work

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I grew up pretty poor - not poor compared with people in India or Africa who are really poor, but poor enough so that the worry about money really cast a pall over your life a lot of the time.

~Angus Deaton

Topics: About Africa Cast Compared Enough Grew India Life Lot Money Over People Poor Pretty Really Time Up Who Worry Your

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I'm very keen that we have this debate about the good parts of inequality and the bad parts of inequality. It's not a one-sided thing.

~Angus Deaton

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China and India are the success stories; rapid growth in large countries is an engine that can make a colossal dent in world poverty.

~Angus Deaton

Topics: China China And India Colossal Countries Dent Engine Growth India Large Make Poverty Rapid Stories Success World

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You accumulate emotional wisdom as you get older. You know, when you're 25, you go on blind dates with people that, when you're 50, you know to stay away from.

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Topics: Accumulate Away Blind Dates Emotional Get Go Know Older People Stay Wisdom You

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Parents tend to value their lives more highly than people without kids, but they're different in lots of ways: They're richer. They're better educated. They're healthier.

~Angus Deaton

Topics: Better Different Educated Healthier Highly Kids Lives Lots More Parents People Richer Tend Than Value Ways Without

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People who have children, by and large, want children. People who don't want children are people who, by and large, don't want to have children. And why would you expect one set to be happier than another?

~Angus Deaton

Topics: Another Children Expect Happier Large People Set Than Want Who Why Would You

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A lot of people, including me, are worried that inequality will lead to bad things.

~Angus Deaton

Topics: Bad Bad Things Including Inequality Lead Lot Me People Things Will Worried

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The world is hugely unequal.

~Angus Deaton

Topics: Hugely Unequal World

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Economist

Born: October 19th, 1945

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