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This presentation was given at the IFS Public Economic Lectures on 16 December 2013 in London.
Authors
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Kate Smith
Research Fellow London School of Economics
Kate is an IFS Research Fellow and an Assistant Professor at LSE, interested in public finance, industrial organisation and applied microeconomics.
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- IFS
Suggested citation
Smith, K. (2013). 'How, and should, the government tackle diet-related disease?' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/how-and-should-government-tackle-diet-related-disease-1 (accessed: 30 June 2024).
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