Economics Nobel Winner Angus Deaton and the Case for Bitcoin

Economics Nobel Winner Angus Deaton and the Case for Bitcoin

Angus Deaton was recently awarded the 2015 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Deaton is renowned for his analysis of consumption, poverty and welfare. In his work, Deaton asserts that foreign aid from donor countries is a waste because it does not help the developing countries. Instead, he affirms, remittances do help. Specifically, Deaton....


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