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Living Standards

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David Phillips presented his analysis of the Autumn Statement at an IFS briefing on 6th December 2013

6 December 2013

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Pensioner incomes in the UK

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Presentation given at the first Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) annual conference, 2 July, 2013, University of New South Wales, Sydney

2 July 2013

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Poverty (and its changing face)

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Presentation given at the IFS briefing on the official statistics of the distribution of income and the extent of poverty in the UK in 2011-12.

14 June 2013

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Living standards and inequality

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Presentation given at the IFS briefing on the official statistics of the distribution of income and the extent of poverty in the UK in 2011-12.

14 June 2013

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This Time Is Different: The Microeconomic Consequences of the Great Recession

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From an economic point of view, the period since the recession that began in 2008 has been quite unlike any other period since at least the Second World War, including the periods after the recessions of the early 1980s and early 1990s. Indeed, the slowdown has lasted for longer, and its effects on the public finances, on household incomes and on productivity have been more marked even than was the case in the 1930s. This time really does seem to be different.

12 June 2013

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Labour's record on poverty and inequality

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Today, the Oxford Review of Economic Policy publishes a special issue on Labour’s economic record when in government between 1997 and 2010. As part of this, IFS researchers assess Labour’s record on income inequality and poverty. Here, we summarise our findings and reflect on the main lessons for today’s policymakers.

6 June 2013