Angus Deaton wins Nobel Economic Prize

(12 Oct 2015) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Stockholm - 12 October 2015 1. Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences arriving 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Goran K. Hansson, permanent secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: "The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has today decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Angus Deaton for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare." 3. Zoom in to picture of Deaton STORYLINE: Scottish economist Angus Deaton has won the Nobel memorial prize in economic sciences for "his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Monday. Deaton, who was born in Edinburgh in 1945, now works at Princeton University in the United States. The Nobel committees have now announced all six of the annual 8 million Swedish kronor (about 975,000 US dollars) awards. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/3239523acecab94d90b65c778c8968b6

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