Publications

Scottish Business Monitor, 2026 Q1

Suri Sanjam, Hampson Josh

(2026)

Economic Commentary [April 2026]

Cooper Benjamin, Rooney Aidan, Spowage Mairi, Catalano Allison, Hampson Josh

Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary Vol 51 (2026)

Economic commentary [February 2026]

Catalano Allison, Randolph Hannah L, Hampson Josh, Williamson Jack, Spowage Mairi

Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary Vol 50 (2026)

Scottish Business Monitor, 2025 Q4

Suri Sanjam, Hampson Josh

(2026)

Business confidence slumps as data doubts cloud jobs picture

Spowage Mairi, McFadyen Chirsty, Hampson Josh, Randolph Hannah L, Catalano Allison, Williamson Jack, Howes Megan

(2025)

Scottish Business Monitor, 2025 Q3

Sousa Joao, Hampson Josh

(2025)

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Professional Activities

Quarterly Economic Briefing: Budget Update

Contributor

25/3/2026

Routes to Scotland's Growth

Participant

26/2/2026

Economic Futures Presentation

Speaker

30/1/2026

Podcast: Glasgow Parking Controls Explained

Contributor

18/12/2025

Budget measures you may have missed

Recipient

27/11/2025

Budget 2025 reaction: meeting the (briefed) expectations

Recipient

26/11/2025

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Projects

SFHA Spending Commitment Analysis

Cooper, Benjamin (Principal Investigator) Hampson, Josh (Co-investigator) Sousa, Joao (Co-investigator) Spowage, Mairi (Co-investigator)

11-Jan-2026 - 31-Jan-2026

Scottish Trade in Services

Spowage, Mairi (Principal Investigator) Black, James (Co-investigator) Hampson, Josh (Co-investigator) Suri, Sanjam (Co-investigator)

15-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2026

Defining Scotland's Cities

Dunlop, James (Principal Investigator) Hampson, Josh (Principal Investigator)

This project aimed to develop a demographic, rules-based definition to determine boundaries for Scotland's cities and understand the economic conurbations of each boundary. Data zones were the building block for the boundaries, allowing creation of economic profiles. The starting point for city definition looked to existing criteria.

09-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2025

Scottish Cities Outlook: an Update

Hampson, Josh (Co-investigator) Spowage, Mairi (Co-investigator) Suri, Sanjam (Principal Investigator)

The third edition of the Scottish Cities Outlook Report, providing a comprehensive analysis of the contribution of Scotland's 8 cities - Aberdeen, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Perth, and Stirling - to the national economy, and an outlook on the likely challenges and opportunities facing these cities in the near future.

01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025

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