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Poverty is no crime, but a problem to study (Nobel Memorial Prize in economics 2015 - Angus Deaton)
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2016-1-107-116
Abstract
The Nobel Prize in Economics in 2015 was awarded to Angus Deaton for his studies of consumer behavior, poverty and welfare. The paper provides an explanation of Deaton’s key academic achievements and his contribution to economics and policy making in the area of micro data collection and analysis.
Keywords
theory of consumer behavior,
permanent income hypothesis,
poverty,
inequality,
Almost Ideal Demand System,
longitudinal studies,
Nobel Memorial Prize in economics
JEL: C81, D1, D31, D91, F63, I15, I31
About the Authors
A. Belianin
National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
I. Denisova
New Economic School (Moscow, Russia)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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For citations:
Belianin A., Denisova I. Poverty is no crime, but a problem to study (Nobel Memorial Prize in economics 2015 - Angus Deaton). Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2016;(1):107-116. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2016-1-107-116
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