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Are you really "in the middle"?

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How rich are you and your household? Most people think they are towards ‘the middle’ of the distribution, but this obviously can’t be true for everyone. The IFS has used the latest data on household incomes to help you work out where you are in the income distribution.

17 July 2012

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Living standards and inequality

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This presentation was given at the briefing 'Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2012' on 15 June 2012 at IFS.

15 June 2012

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Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2012

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How have household incomes evolved since the onset of the financial crisis? What is the gap between rich and poor? Who was hit hardest by the recession? How many people are there in poverty? Which groups are most likely to face poverty? This report looks at the trends in poverty, inequality and living standards using the most recent government data.

15 June 2012

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Poverty and inequality

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These slides were delivered as part of the IFS public economics lectures 2011.

13 December 2011

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How rich are you?

Comment

How rich do you think you are, compared to everyone else in the UK? Do you feel pretty well-off, rather poor, or just 'in the middle'? It's a simple enough question, but you may be surprised by the answer. Today, the IFS launches its first ever iPhone app, which estimates where in the income distribution you and your household fit in.

14 July 2011

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Public economics lectures

Event 13 December 2010 at 09:30 <p>7 Ridgmount Street<br />London<br />WC1E 7AE</p>
The Institute for Fiscal Studies is holding a day of talks on issues in public economics of interest to undergraduates in economics and related disciplines.
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Living standards and inequality

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These slides were presented at the IFS briefing "Poverty and Inequality in the UK: 2010" on Friday 21 May.

21 May 2010

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Poverty

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These slides were presented at the IFS briefing "Poverty and Inequality in the UK: 2010" on Friday 21 May.

21 May 2010

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Poverty and inequality in the UK: 2010

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In this Commentary, we assess the changes to average incomes, inequality and poverty that have occurred since 1979, with a particular focus on the changes that have occurred in the latest year of data (2008-09) and since 1996-97.

21 May 2010