Productivity
How are the UK’s devolved nations faring ahead of the general election?
Author / Creator: Robyn Smith
Media type: Article
Date published:
Over the current parliamentary term, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have each faced unique challenges as well as common ones, such as rising economic inactivity. Measures of output, productivity and the labour market indicate where the devolved nations could improve their economic prospects.
What might the public finances of an independent Scotland look like?
Author / Creator: DAVID PHILLIPS
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
The long-term public finances will depend on the performance of the Scottish economy.
Scotland's productivity gap with international countries: research
Author / Creator: Ana Rincon-Aznar
Media type: Report
Date published: 2022
Scotland’s labour productivity gap with the top performing EU comparator region was close to 30% over the period 2009 - 2017. There are productivity gaps across all of capital, labour quality and total factor productivity.
State of the economy
Author / Creator: Chief Economic Advisor
Media type: triannual government report
Date published: 2020 -
This is the three times a year report on the Scottish economy in an international context.
Economic commentary
Author / Creator: Scottish Enterprise
Media type: government report
Date published: 2021-
Monthly update on global, UK and Scottish economic trends and performance, drawn from a wide range of economic indicators and commentaries.