Pensions policy: Population pressures and recent reforms

Published on 19 March 2007

A discussion of how the UK pension system is responding to the pressures of an ageing population, and of the economics behind some of the latest reforms to the UK pension system.

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A discussion of how the UK pension system is responding to the pressures of an ageing population, and of the economics behind some of the latest reforms to the UK pension system. This presentation was given as part of the IFS Public Economics Lectures series.

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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IFS

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Wakefield, M. (2007). 'Pensions policy: Population pressures and recent reforms' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/pensions-policy-population-pressures-and-recent-reforms (accessed: 20 May 2024).

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