# NYU Stern's "In Conversation with Lord Mervyn King" Series Presents Sir Angus Deaton

![Lord Mervyn King and Sir Angus Deaton](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/images/Deaton%201.jpg)
*Sir Angus Deaton, Nobel Laureate, Senior Scholar and Professor Emeritus, Princeton University (right), in conversation with Lord Mervyn King (left) at NYU Stern School of Business*

On October 2, NYU Stern's "In Conversation with Lord [Mervyn King](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/mervyn-king)" series hosted Sir Angus Deaton, Nobel Laureate, senior scholar and professor emeritus, Princeton University, and presidential professor of economics, University of Southern California.

Sir Angus and Lord King engaged in a wide-ranging discussion, touching on everything from his decision to become an economist, his research and upcoming book “*Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism*,” automation and globalization, healthcare and the current political landscape.

Watch the full discussion here:

The video can also be accessed [here](https://youtu.be/2admDsrSP-I).

![ Lord Mervyn King and Sir Angus Deaton](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/images/Deaton%202.jpg)
*Lord Mervyn King and Sir Angus Deaton*

![Lord Mervyn King and Sir Angus Deaton](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/images/Deaton%203.jpg)

![Lord Mervyn King and Sir Angus Deaton](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/images/Deaton%204.jpg)

Business and Policy Leader Events

— 10/2/2019

## Past Conversations with Lord Mervyn King

- [Dr. Alan Greenspan & John A. Paulson](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/news-events/nyu-stern-s-conversation-with-lord-mervyn-king-series-presents-dr-alan-greenspan-john-paulson)
- [Anna Wintour](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/news-events/nyu-stern-s-conversation-with-lord-mervyn-king-series-presents-anna-wintour)
- [Dr. Henry Kissinger](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/news-events/nyu-stern-s-conversation-with-lord-mervyn-king-series-presents-dr-henry-kissinger)
- [Paul Krugman](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/news-events/nyu-stern-s-conversation-with-lord-mervyn-king-series-presents-paul-krugman)
- [Fareed Zakaria](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/news-events/nyu-stern-s-conversation-with-mervyn-king-series-presents-fareed-zakaria)
- [Janet Yellen](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/news-events/nyu-stern-s-conversation-with-mervyn-king-series-presents-janet-yellen)
- [Michael Lewis](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/news-events/nyu-stern-s-conversation-with-mervyn-king-series-presents-michael-lewis)
- [Rachel Maddow](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/news-events/nyu-stern-s-conversation-with-mervyn-king-series-presents-rachel-maddow)