Due to the inclement weather in the New York City area, today's Development Policy Seminar is postponed until January. DPAD apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.

Today, Professor Angus Deaton, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University, will be the guest speaker at the Development Policy Seminar from 3:00 to 4:30 pm at the DC2-23rd floor Conference Room.

Prof. Deaton will be discussing his recently published The Great Escape: Health, Wealth and the Origins of Inequality which tells the remarkable story of how, starting 250 years ago, some parts of the world began to experience sustained progress, opening up gaps and setting the stage for today's hugely unequal world. Deaton will take an in-depth look at the historical and ongoing patterns behind the health and wealth of nations, and will address what needs to be done to help those left behind.