Pensions and Savings in the UK

Published on 3 March 2005

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.

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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

Matthew Wakefield
Matthew Wakefield

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.

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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: 20 May 2024).

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