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What would you do with £500? (...in your own words)

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  • Thomas F. Crossley

    (Institute for Fiscal Studies)

  • Peter Levell

    (Institute for Fiscal Studies)

  • Sofía Sierra Vásquez

    (University of St Gallen)

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  • Thomas F. Crossley & Peter Levell & Sofía Sierra Vásquez, 2025. "What would you do with £500? (...in your own words)," IFS Working Papers W25/42, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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