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Stuart Adam
Senior Economist
Stuart is a Senior Economist working in the Tax sector, and focuses on analysing the design of the tax and benefit system.
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- Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Adam, S. (2022). 'The economic arguments for and against a wealth tax' [Presentation]. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/economic-arguments-and-against-wealth-tax (accessed: 20 May 2024).
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