The effect of the financial crisis on older households in England

Rowena Crawford; James Banks; Thomas Crossley; Carl Emmerson

The effect of the financial crisis on older households in England

Rowena Crawford, James Banks, Thomas Crossley and Carl Emmerson

Presentation

25 Oct 2012

Paper given at the 15th Annual Research Conference of De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam

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