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Presentation given at the Scottish Government Strategy Unit Seminar Series.
Authors
Martin O'Connell
Research Fellow University of Wisconsin
Martin, previously Deputy Research Director, is a Research Fellow at IFS and Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin.
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- IFS
Suggested citation
O'Connell, M. (2016). 'Using public policy to improve diet' [Presentation]. Edinburgh: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/using-public-policy-improve-diet (accessed: 27 April 2024).
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