If someone thinks of something, some new innovation that benefits us all, and the market works properly, they get richly rewarded for that, and that's just terrific, and that creates inequality. — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
I don't think income solely determines health. I think lots of other things determine health. — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
I, who do not believe in socialized health-care, would advocate a single-payment system... because it will get this monster that we've created out of… — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
Many people have mixed views about unions, but unions used to give people some measure of control at work. They gave them a social… — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
I've always - and not always happily - considered myself an outsider. Certainly at Fettes. And then the Scots are always outsiders in England.… — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
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… — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
The first thing we need to understand when we think about globalization is that it has benefited an enormous number of people who are… — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
High quality, open, transparent, and uncensored data are needed to support democracy. — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
“It can be bad if the winners try to stop others from following them, pulling up the ladders behind them.” — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
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… — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
Growth does not bring any 'automatic' improvement in the health component of wellbeing. — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
In Scotland, I was brought up to think of policemen as allies and to ask one for help when I needed it. — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
