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Authors

Research Fellow University College London
Ian is a Research Fellow of the IFS and a Professor of Economics at UCL. He joined UCL in 1991 and has been attached to the IFS since 1990.
Journal article details
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Issue
- April 2007
Suggested citation
Preston, I. (2007). 'Inequality and income gaps' (2007)
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