On the importance of taking a life-cycle view in understanding generational issues.
Authors
Richard Blundell
CPP Co-Director
Richard is Co-Director of the Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP) and Senior Research Fellow at IFS.
Journal article details
- Publisher
- Economie et Statistic
- Issue
- January 2017
Suggested citation
Blundell, R. (2017). 'On the importance of taking a life-cycle view in understanding generational issues.' (2017)
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