Ms Emma Congreve
Principal Knowledge Exchange Fellow
Economics
Personal statement
Emma Congreve is Principal Knowledge Exchange Fellow and Deputy Director at the Fraser of Allander Institute. Emma's work at the Institute is focussed on policy analysis, covering a wide range of areas of social and economic policy.
Emma is an experienced economist and has previously held roles as a senior economist at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and as an economic adviser within the Scottish Government.
Her particular area of expertise is economic policy relating to low income households. She also has a background in a range of policy areas, including local government finance and environment and agricultural economic policy.
Publications
- 2025 Inequality Landscape : Health and Socioeconomic Inequality in Scotland in 2025
- Catalano Allison, Congreve Emma, Jack David, McHardy Fiona, Smith Katherine
- (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00094201
- Raising the roof : Can Scotland’s Housing to 2040 Strategy help as an approach to reduce health inequalities?
- McHardy Fiona, Smith Katherine, Congreve Emma
- (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00094207
- SHERU Response : Population Health Framework
- Catalano Allison, Congreve Emma, Jack David
- (2025)
- Do We Know How Much the Scottish Government Has Spent on Tackling Child Poverty? : An Attempt to Uncover Outturn Expenditure on Measures in the Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plans
- Congreve Emma, Birt Chris, Nairn Alexandra, Sousa João, Spowage Mairi
- (2025)
- Air Pollution and Inequality in Scotland : Examining Differences in Pollutant Concentrations across Scottish Neighbourhoods
- Catalano Allison, Congreve Emma
- (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00092933
- Economic commentary [April 2025]
- Gillan Brodie, Rooney Aidan, Spowage Mairi, Hampson Josh, Congreve Emma, Sousa João
- Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary Vol 50 (2025)
Research Interests
Issues affecting low income households including social security & low pay
Child poverty
Inclusive growth and 'wellbeing' policy
Modelling of household incomes
Labour market & employability
Disability (particularly Learning Disabilities)
Social Care
Policy appraisal and evaluation
Professional Activities
- Pam Duncan Glancy MSP
- Host
- 18/8/2025
- Submission of view to Scottish Parliament Social Justice and Social Security Committee
- Contributor
- 15/8/2025
- Podcast: Economists in the Wild – Reflections from a Social Policy Conference
- Contributor
- 18/7/2025
- A Future at Risk: Child Poverty and Health Inequalities in Scotland
- Chair
- 9/4/2025
- Uncertain start to 2025 for Scottish economy as employers brace for increased costs
- Contributor
- 2/4/2025
- Submission of evidence for the Tackling Child Poverty delivery plan 2026
- Contributor
- 28/3/2025
Projects
- Scottish Budget Analysis (Strand 2 & 3)
- Sousa, Joao (Principal Investigator) Congreve, Emma (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2025
- Child poverty data & modelling
- Randolph, Hannah (Principal Investigator) Congreve, Emma (Co-investigator) McFadyen, Chirsty (Co-investigator)
- 04-Jan-2024 - 03-Jan-2025
- Policy Modelling to Inform Ways to Reduce Poverty
- Randolph, Hannah (Principal Investigator) Congreve, Emma (Co-investigator) Sousa, Joao (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2024
- Policy Research Unit: Improving Health and Reducing Inequalities in Scotland
- Congreve, Emma (Principal Investigator) Smith, Kat (Co-investigator) Stewart, Ellen (Co-investigator)
- 12-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2027
- Exploring the impact of the Scottish Child Payment on the need for food banks
- Randolph, Hannah (Principal Investigator) Congreve, Emma (Co-investigator) Lenhart, Otto (Co-investigator) Romiti, Agnese (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2024
- FROM COMPETITION TO COLLABORATION: THE INTERFACE BETWEEN INFORMAL AND FORMAL CARERS
- Congreve, Emma (Co-investigator)
- 04-Jan-2023 - 03-Jan-2024
Contact
Ms
Emma
Congreve
Principal Knowledge Exchange Fellow
Economics
Email: emma.j.congreve@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4921