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Paul Johnson, Director of The Institute for Fiscal Studies, gave a talk at the Oxford Martin School where he drew on the extensive work of the IFS-Deaton review of inequalities to look at how inequalities in earnings, incomes, wealth, and education have changed over time, as well as at inequalities between different sexes, ethnic minorities and age groups.
He asked to what extent these inequalities might matter from a public policy point of view, and what we might do about them. How they develop over time, and attitudes and policy towards them, will be fundamental in shaping the future of the UK.
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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.
Presentation details
- DOI
- 10.1920/ps.ifs.2023.0003
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
Johnson, P. (2023). 'Inequalities: which ones matter, and what to do about them?' [Presentation]. Oxford: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/inequalities-which-ones-matter-and-what-do-about-them (accessed: 9 May 2024).
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