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Why do we care about inequality? What should be done about it? This lecture explored the debate over which inequalities the government should act to reduce, and why. It focused on the contributions that can be made by economic theory and empirical research, and also introduced some of the tools used to measure different inequalities, applying them to UK income inequality to show how different measures can give us different insights.
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Research Economist
Tom is a Research Economist in the Income, Work and Welfare sector, having joined the IFS in 2020.
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- IFS
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Wernham, T. (2021). 'Inequality: what do we know, and why do we care?' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/inequality-what-do-we-know-and-why-do-we-care (accessed: 20 April 2024).
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