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This presentation was given at the IFS Public Economic Lectures on 16 December 2013 in London.
Authors
Kate Smith
Research Fellow London School of Economics
Kate is an IFS Research Fellow and an Assistant Professor at LSE, interested in public finance, industrial organisation and applied microeconomics.
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- IFS
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Smith, K. (2013). 'How, and should, the government tackle diet-related disease?' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/how-and-should-government-tackle-diet-related-disease-1 (accessed: 23 April 2024).
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