The Nobel laureate Angus Deaton discusses extreme poverty, opioid addiction, Trump voters, robots, and rent-seeking.

The Princeton economist is being recognized "for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare."

A new study finds that as the jobless rate rises, so do drug overdoses.

The wealth gap is also a happiness gap.

In the U.S., well-being tends to be highest in a person's earliest and latest years. But elsewhere, new research shows, quality of life follows a very different pattern.