These slides were delivered as part of the IFS public economics lectures 2011. The link below will take you to the slides and an audio recording; we are grateful to the ESRC for their support.
Authors
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Rowena Crawford
Presentation details
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Crawford, R. (2011). 'UK pensions policy' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/uk-pensions-policy-0 (accessed: 2 July 2024).
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