If Gradgrind's figures go wrong, it could add up to hard times for pensioners and taxpayers.

  • Robert Chote

Published on 4 April 2004

"The average duration of human life is proved to have increased of late years. The calculations of various life assurance and annuity offices, among other figures which cannot go wrong, have established the fact."

"The average duration of human life is proved to have increased of late years. The calculations of various life assurance and annuity offices, among other figures which cannot go wrong, have established the fact."

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Robert Chote

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Chote, R. (2004). If Gradgrind's figures go wrong, it could add up to hard times for pensioners and taxpayers. [Comment] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/if-gradgrinds-figures-go-wrong-it-could-add-hard-times-pensioners-and-taxpayers (accessed: 7 July 2024).

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