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This lecture, for the IFS Public Economics Lectures series, focuses on why pensions and savings are an economic policy issue, the way in which policy maker's have responded to an ageing UK population and the pressures on the UK pensions system.
Authors
Research Associate University of Bologna
Matthew is Associate Professor at the University of Bologna focusing on consumption and savings choices and how policy affects them.
Presentation details
- DOI
- 10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.0444
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Wakefield, M. (2005). 'Pensions and Savings in the UK' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/pensions-and-savings-uk-0 (accessed: 3 November 2024).
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