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Pensions, and the Eurozone crisis.

Pensions, and the Eurozone crisis.

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


Pensions, and the Eurozone crisis.

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

ratings:
Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the week of a nationwide strike over pension changes, Tim Harford explains how the government can make public sector pensions sound generous, at the same time the unions can make them sound small. And he finds out why a Greek national statistician is under suspicion of committing crimes against numbers. Plus, is it really true that there are more Porsche Cayenne owners than tax payers declaring an income of more than 55,000 euros in Greece? Also, are affordable homes affordable? And can the whole world fit on the Isle of Wight? Tim tries to cram his studio full of Radio 4 presenters and producers to test the theory.
Released:
Dec 2, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4