Total losses are larger than they were in the 1980s, but they are more evenly spread says Paul Johnson in The Scotsman.

    Authors

    Paul Johnson
    Paul Johnson

    Director

    Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.

    Comment details

    DOI
    10.1920/co.ifs.2024.0876
    Publisher
    IFS

    Suggested citation

    Johnson, P. (2013). Overall, it has been an equitable recession [Comment] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/overall-it-has-been-equitable-recession (accessed: 24 March 2025).

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