Miss Chirsty McFadyen

Knowledge Exchange Associate

Economics

Personal statement

Chirsty McFadyen is a Knowledge Exchange Associate at the Fraser of Allander Institute. Chirsty's work at the Institute is focused on employment and inequalities.

Chirsty is in the writing-up stage of her PhD which researches the labour market transitions of low paid workers. Her thesis focuses on in-work poverty and progression opportunities and barriers for low paid workers.

Chirsty has previously worked on several projects including data mapping for the poverty-related attainment gap in rural Scotland and a collaborative project related to data on care-experienced people with The Promise Scotland. She is currently working on two projects: Serving the Future, which focuses on reducing and preventing in-work poverty in the hospitality sector in Scotland; and a project on learning disabilities employment in Scotland.

Publications

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Publications

Research on Employer Behaviour Regarding Hiring People with Learning Disabilities: McFadyen Chirsty, Congreve Emma, Jack David, Johnson-Burgess Vanessa, Blake Samantha; (2024)
Employment that works : employers' experiences hiring people with learning disabilities: McFadyen Chirsty, Congreve Emma; (2024)
The Declining Disability Employment Gap in Scotland : Understanding the Reasons Behind the Increasing Number of Disabled People in Employment: Catalano Allison, McFadyen Chirsty; SPICe Briefing SPICe Briefing, No. SB24-03 (2024)
Policy Briefing : In-work Poverty in the Hospitality Sector in Scotland: McFadyen Chirsty, Congreve Emma, Fox Calum, Catalano Allison; (2023)
Business Rates and Hospitality : Revaluation and Reliefs: Congreve Emma, McFadyen Chirsty; (2023)
Economic Commentary [October 2023]: Spowage Mairi, Fox Calum, McFadyen Chirsty, Milne Kate, Sousa Joao, McGeoch Adam, Catalano Allison, Crummey Ciara, Gillan Brodie; Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary Vol 47 (2023)

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Professional Activities

DFN Project SEARCH Conference 2024: Invited speaker; 7/11/2024
Fraser of Allander Institute Away Day: Participant; 31/10/2024
Presentation at Acorns to Trees Stakeholder Meeting: Speaker; 25/10/2024
Robertson Trust Financial Security Cohort Learning and Development Day: Participant; 24/10/2024
Good Morning Scotland Appearance: Recipient; 16/10/2024
Learning and Work: Roundtable on policies and interventions for healthier working lives: Participant; 15/10/2024

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Projects

Serving the Future: Reducing and preventing in-work poverty in Scotland's hospitality sector: McFadyen, Chirsty (Co-investigator); 06-Jan-2022 - 06-Jan-2025
Additional living costs for people with a learning disability: Congreve, Emma (Principal Investigator) McFadyen, Chirsty (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2023 - 28-Jan-2025
Extra Costs of Disability: Congreve, Emma (Principal Investigator) McFadyen, Chirsty (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2023 - 18-Jan-2024
JOINT RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AGREEMENT FOR A SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIP: McFadyen, Chirsty (Principal Investigator) Catalano, Allison (Co-investigator); 05-Jan-2023 - 29-Jan-2023
Partners in Change - Robertson Trust: McFadyen, Chirsty (Principal Investigator) Congreve, Emma (Co-investigator) Davidson, Jennifer (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2025