Economic policyKnowledge exchange projects

In addition to the department’s core funded academic research in support of policymaking, we have also undertaken a number of funded projects for external partners. These are analytical projects that are intended to help an external organisation to address specific needs.

We have undertaken a large number of KE projects over recent years. Below we include some selected examples to illustrate the sorts of projects we have been involved in.

2022

• Modelling packages to meet Scotland’s child poverty targets
• The contribution of medical funding by charities to the Northern Ireland economy
• The contribution of medical funding by charities to the Scottish economy
• The contribution of medical research by charities to the Welsh economy
• The contribution of medical funding by charities to the UK economy
• The Economic Contribution of the Pharmaceuticals Sector in Northern Ireland
• Social Care Reform in Scotland: context, costs and questions

2021

• The Economic Contribution of the Pharmaceutical Sector in Scotland
• Evidence on Scotland’s adult social care system for people with learning disabilities
• The economic, social and environmental benefits of stimulating repairs and improvements to the Scottish built environment to aid a green recovery from Covid-19
• Estimating the relationship between exports and the labour market in the UK
• Scotland’s employment landscape for people with learning disabilities
• Composite Classes, Class Size and Human Capital Accumulation
• Scottish tax policy in the 2016 – 2021 session
• Designing and funding the devolved nations’ policy response to COVID-19
• Shetland Economic Accounts 2017
• Economic Impact of Scotland’s Renewable Energy Sector
• A Fiscal Commission or Council for Northern Ireland
• A preliminary investigation into modelling the impact of measures to reduce child poverty in Scotland
• Implications of hours worked for inequality and poverty – final report
• Let’s level with everyone: How do we identify regional inequalities in the UK?
• The contribution of Robertson to Scotland’s economy
• Levelling up & Community Renewal: A focus on the Highland Council area
• Learning disabilities and the value of unpaid care
• The Aluminium Industry in the UK
• Learning disabilities: Invisible no more
• The impact of a reduction in Scotch Whisky tariffs in India on the UK economy

2020

• Inclusive Growth in Northern Ireland – a report for the Northern Ireland Government
• Implications of hours worked for inequality and poverty: Interim Report
• The Impact of Covid-19 on the NI Economy: Modelled Results for Q2 2020
• The Impact of Covid-19 on the NI Economy: Modelled Results for Q3 2020
• Northern Ireland Government Research Bulletin: Understanding Economic Shocks Using the FAI HEM Model for Northern Ireland
• Creating the Hypothetical Extraction Model for Northern Ireland Government’s Economic impact of four-week circuit breaker
• The economic impact of City of Glasgow College, 2012-2020
• The impact of Covid-19 on the Renfrewshire economy
• The impact of Covid-19 on the Arran economy
• Scotland’s invisible people: Support and opportunities for adults with learning disabilities
• Orkney Islands economic review
• The economic impact of job losses in the civil aviation and aerospace engineering sectors
• Modelling the Economic Impact of a Citizen’s Basic Income in Scotland
• The economic contribution of the Scottish Professional Football League
• Analysis for The Scottish Productivity Index 2020

2019

• The Direct Long-term Trade Impacts of EU Exit Scenarios on Northern Ireland
• Brexit and the sectors of the Scottish economy- 2019 update
• The relationship between infrastructure and inclusive economic growth: evidence review – a report for the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland
• Feasibility Study on Developing Trade Modelling for Scotland– research commissioned by the Scottish Government
• An econometric evaluation of Scottish Enterprise grant support to businesses– research commissioned by Scottish Enterprise
• Scotland in 2050: Realising Our Global Potential - part2
• Who will do the jobs in Scotland?Research by FAI and David Hume Institute
• The economic contribution of Glasgow Housing Association
• The economic contribution of the pharmaceutical industry in Scotland
• Analysis for The Scottish Productivity Index 2019

2018

• The role of skills and education in boosting productivity– Report for the Scottish Policy Foundation.
• Scotland’s tax powers– Report for the Scottish Policy Foundation.
• Exports – a background note– Report for the Scottish Policy Foundation.
• The economic contribution of Celtic FC
• North Ayrshire Economic Review
• Scotland in 2050: Realising our global potential
• Brexit and the Glasgow City Region
• The economic contribution of the commercial property sector
• The economic impact of changes in alcohol consumption in the UK
• Impact Assessment of Strathclyde’s Combined Heat and Power Project
• The affordability of water and sewerage charges in Scotland
• “Estimation of ‘cost of a child’”- project for Scottish Government (S. McIntyre & L. McInally). August 2018

2017

• Brexit and the Sectors of the Scottish Economy: A Report for GMB Scotland
• Economic impact of the proposed Neart Na Gaoithe offshore windfarm
• The economic contribution of the pharmaceutical sector in Scotland
• Fiscal issues facing Local Governments in Scotland
• Chevron U.K. economic impact report
• The value of college graduates to the Scottish economy

Economic Futures

Economic Futures, a project funded by the Scottish Funding Council, aims to engage with undergraduate economics students, graduates and early career academics across Scotland to provide an eco-system for applied economic analysis.

The project offers a series of programmes including work placement opportunities in academia, public policy, charities and the private sector and events to showcase opportunities and learning in applied economics.

Economic Futures is hosted by the Fraser of Allander Institute and supports activities across all HE institutions in Scotland which have economics teaching provision.

More information can be found on the Economic Futures website.