Publications

Rising or falling? Why both claims about Scotland’s funding can be true

Congreve Emma

(2026)

UK Budget 2026 : rearranging not reimagining

Congreve Emma, Crummey Ciara, Randolph Hannah L, Thompson Spencer, Gillan Brodie, Hampson Josh

(2026)

UK Budget Preview #3 : a new Chancellor, but similar problems

Thompson Spencer, Congreve Emma

(2026)

Changes to State Pension and the implications for Scotland

Thompson Spencer, Congreve Emma

(2026)

UK Budget Preview #2 : What does the UK Government’s devolution agenda mean for Scotland?

Gillan Brodie, Congreve Emma, McIntyre Stuart

(2026)

Fraser of Allander Institute and Tax Justice UK : Executive Summary - Politicians' Perspectives on Wealth Taxation and the Barriers to Reform in the UK

Mahmoudzadeh Mina, Boswell Caitlin, Wright Joe, Spowage Mairi, Congreve Emma

(2026)

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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

Reckoning on public sector pay deferred until after the election

Recipient

20/2/2026

Channel 4 news interview

Interviewee

13/1/2026

Prioritisation required to rewrite unaffordable investment plans

Recipient

9/1/2026

Launch of the Scottish Public Spending Dashboard

Recipient

11/12/2025

Launch of CBI Productivity Index

Invited speaker

10/12/2025

Poverty and Tax Conference: Social Policy Association's Tax and Social Policy Group

Organiser

5/12/2025

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Projects

JRF Labour market potential for progression and participation

Gillan, Brodie (Principal Investigator) Congreve, Emma (Co-investigator) Randolph, Hannah (Co-investigator) Spowage, Mairi (Co-investigator)

12-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026

Wealth Attitudes - Work with Tax Justice UK

Spowage, Mairi (Principal Investigator) Congreve, Emma (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026

2026 Scottish Parliament and Senedd election analysis

Sousa, Joao (Principal Investigator) Congreve, Emma (Co-investigator) Spowage, Mairi (Co-investigator) Crummey, Ciara (Researcher)

03-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2026

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

Tackling Child Poverty through Research Economics

Congreve, Emma (Academic)

This project was funded through the Knowledge Exchange Development Fund (KEDF)

01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2025

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