Economy
The UK’s Regional Inequalities in Comparative Perspective: Dynamics and Consequences
Author / Creator: Samuel MacKinnon
Media type: Briefing Paper
Date published: 2019
Compared to neighbouring northern European states, the UK is among the most unequal in terms of regional distributions of wealth.
The costs of Brexit for the Scottish and UK economies so far
Author / Creator: Samuel MacKinnon
Media type: Briefing Paper
Date published: 2019
We estimate the cost of Brexit to Scotland’s economy so far [2019] to have been £3.4 billion.
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.
Defining and Quantifying the Wellbeing Economic Approach
Author / Creator: Ross McAlinden
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
An international analysis of wellbeing economics with a focus on measuring and quantifying success
Defining and Quantifying the Wellbeing Economic Approach
Author / Creator: Ross McAlinden
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
An international analysis of wellbeing economics with a focus on measuring and quantifying success
Public Attitudes Toward Wellbeing Economics in Scotland
Author / Creator: : Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp
Media type: Report
Date published: 2020
Public attitude towards the adoption of a wellbeing economic approach in Scotland.
The Wellbeing Economic Approach is the path to independence
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
The single biggest roadblock to achieving independence is the lack of an inspiring vision of the kind of nation an independent Scotland should become.
Is it right to ignore human responsibilities?
Author / Creator: David Bone
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
Can a rights-based approach function in an economic system?
GERS and the Mismanagement of the Economy
Author / Creator: Bottom Line
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
The latest Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland (GERS) statistics on Scotland’s public finances provide stark evidence on the mismanagement of the economy by the UK Government.
Divergence Makes Independence Inevitable
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: Opinion
Date published: 2023
What should the purpose of the economy be?
Wellwashing. Why a superficial approach to Wellbeing Economics will fail
Author / Creator: Iain Black
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2023
An approach to economics that increases as maximises wellbeing must do so despite and regardless of the impact this approach would have on growth.
Giving Substance to the Wellbeing Economy
Author / Creator: Kate Forbes
Media type: Discussion Paper
Date published: 2023
The Scottish Government to move beyond soundbites about a Wellbeing Economy and produce a plan that has the substance to deliver on its promises.
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."
The Scottish Economy and Nationalism: Constructing Scotland's Imagined Economy
Author / Creator: James Foley
Media type: Book
Date published: 2023
"The idea of a Scottish economy is both recent and contested."
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.
How we forecast the Scottish economy
Author / Creator: Scottish Fiscal Commission
Media type: Report
Date published: 2021
This report describes how we produce our five-year forecasts of the Scottish economy.
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."
What is a well-being economy?
Author / Creator: Tom Chidwick
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
'The well-being economic approach recognises that 'quality of life, equality, fairness, sustainability, happiness and health should be given equal weight to traditional measures such as GDP'. Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp
The economic contribution of the Pharmaceuticals Sector in Scotland
Author / Creator: Adam McGeoch
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
The pharmaceuticals sector is a significant contributor to the Scottish economy and a key player in Scotland’s life sciences sector.
Sunak and Brexit put Scotland at a permanent economic disadvantage
Author / Creator: Martin Roche
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023