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IFS is organising a workshop about the use of Kantar data. Kantar is a household scanner dataset widely used by IFS staff in work relating to nutrition, consumer demand and beyond. Presentations will cover a broad range of topics, please see the programme above for full details.
This academic workshop will take place in person, with the option of attending online and details for virtual attendees will be circulated closer to the time. Spaces are extremely limited. To request a place, please email @email.
Speakers

Associate Director
Christine's research examines inequalities in children's education and health, especially in the early education and childcare sector.
PhD Student Toulouse School of Economics

Deputy Research Director
Peter joined in 2009. He has published several papers on the microeconomics of household spending and labour supply decisions over the life-cycle.
PhD Student UCL
Senior Lecturer University of Manchester

Research Economist
Gautam joined the IFS in 2023 and works in the IOD sector. His work focuses on the consumption behaviour of individuals in the UK.

cemmap co-Director University College London
Lars Nesheim is a Professor of Economics at UCL and Co-Director of the Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice (cemmap).

Research Assistant
Maria works in the TaxDev sector contributing to research on taxation in low- and middle-income countries.
Workshop details
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- Institute for Fiscal Studies
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