Christine Farquharson is a Senior Research Economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Her work focuses on understanding what factors shape children's health and development; the inequalities between different groups; and how policy can help close these gaps and support children to reach their full potential. Christine has a particular focus on the early years, and is involved in evaluations of interventions like the Healthy Start programme, Sure Start children's centres, and school food programmes. She is involved in OPRU's research on the relationships between economic insecurity and food purchasing.
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