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Nobel laureate hopes prize will spur more inequality debate

Clip: 10/12/2015 | 5m 37s

Nobel laureate hopes prize will spur more debate on inequality

The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Angus Deaton, a Scottish-born scholar at Princeton University who has analyzed spending, poverty and welfare. The Nobel laureate joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his work and insight into inequality and society.

10/12/2015 | Rating NR

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