Authors
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.2024.1101
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Johnson, P. (1997). Why we're stuck with a two tier society [Comment] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/why-were-stuck-two-tier-society (accessed: 15 January 2025).
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