Economy
Hydrogen backbone worth £26 billion a year to the Scottish economy
Author / Creator: Business for Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2024
A ‘hydrogen backbone’ - a pipeline for Scotland to export green hydrogen straight to Germany could be worth billions to the Scottish economy and help boost Europe’s move to net zero.
The Economics of Climate Change: How Scotland Should Prepare
Author / Creator: Claire Elliot
Media type: Briefing Paper
Date published: 2019
Concerns about the environment are cited as more important than those of the economy or immigration.
Impacts of Brexit Across Income and Demographic Groups in Scotland
Author / Creator: Emma MacFarlane
Media type: Briefing Paper
Date published: 2020
The negative economic impact of Brexit ... for residents of Scotland.
The Scottish Economy and Nationalism: Constructing Scotland's Imagined Economy
Author / Creator: James Foley
Media type: Book
Date published: 2023
"The 'Scottish economy' continues to dominate - and to limit - debate about the country's future."
Understanding Scotland Report Wave 7 Economy
Author / Creator: Diffley Partnership
Media type: survey report
Date published: 2023
Diffley Partnership latest [May 2023] research finds that the cost of living continues to drive Scots to make difficult choices.
Fiscal Sustainability Report
Author / Creator: Scottish Fiscal Commission
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
First report on the long-term fiscal sustainability of the Scottish Government’s budget.
The Crisis of Growth and Capital
Author / Creator: Mike Small
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
"The last two IPCC reports ... have identified the economy as the problem, not the solution."
Can the UK afford Scottish independence?
Author / Creator: Ruth Strachan
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
What would be the cost to the rest of the UK of Scottish independence?
Scottish Business Monitor
Author / Creator: Fraser of Allander Institute
Media type: Report
Date published: 1998 -
"Launched in 1998 – and now in its 21st year – the Scottish Business Monitor is one of Scotland’s preeminent trackers of business sentiment and activity."
Agency and Independence Needed to Escape the UK’s Economic Crisis
Author / Creator: Bottom Line
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
Scotland needs the agency that comes with independence, in order to take the actions required to build a better future
Understanding Scotland - Economy
Author / Creator: Diffley Partnership
Media type: Survey
Date published:
The main concerns in November 2022 are about cost of living, economic depression and the NHS
Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland?
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Report
Date published: 2022
This paper sets out a detailed analysis of the UK’s performance across a range of economic and social indicators relative to that of ten European countries.
Scottish Social Attitudes survey 2021/22: attitudes data
Author / Creator: Alex Scholes
Media type: Report
Date published:
This survey report focuses on attitudes to government, the economy and public services.
Top 10 Things Stephanie Kelton Wants You to Know About the Economy
Author / Creator: Stephanie Kelton
Media type: Video
Date published: 2018
Ten facts about understanding public finance.
Building a New Scotland: A stronger economy with independence
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Report
Date published:
Scottish Government proposals for the economy of an independent Scotland.
Fantasy economics: alive and well on both sides of the border
Author / Creator: John McLaren
Media type: Opinion
Date published: 2022
In Scotland, very little economic scrutiny takes place and so poor policy continues to bumble along.
Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not Scotland?
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Report
Date published: 2022
How to strengthen Scotland's economic and social performance
Problems With Modern Monetary Theory: A Comment on Stephanie Kelton's The Deficit Myth
Author / Creator: Robert Wenzel
Media type: Book
Date published: 2020
A brief critique of Stephanie Kelton's book on MMT.
Agency and Helplessness and Scotland’s Future
Author / Creator: Bottom Line
Media type: Discussion Paper
Date published: 2022
n the last two years, Scotland has dealt with two of the biggest economic shocks in history, the health, social and economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit.
The Bottom Line
Author / Creator: David Simpson
Media type: Website
Date published: 2022 -
The Bottom Line aims to invigorate the debate on the economics of Scottish independence.