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This is a response by IFS researchers to the Work and Pensions Committee's intergenerational fairness inquiry.
Authors
Rowena Crawford
Robert Joyce
Deputy Director
Robert is a Deputy Director. His work focuses on primarily on the labour market, income and wealth inequality, and the design of the welfare system.
Andrew Hood
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- IFS
Suggested citation
R, Crawford and A, Hood and R, Joyce. (2016). Submission to Work and Pensions Committee Intergenerational Fairness Inquiry. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/submission-work-and-pensions-committee-intergenerational-fairness-inquiry (accessed: 18 April 2024).
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