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

Observing Receipt of the Scottish Child Payment in Survey Data: Randolph Hannah, McFadyen Chirsty, Congreve Emma; (2025)
Evidence on the Financial Security of People with Learning Disabilities in Scotland: McFadyen Chirsty, Muirhead Matthew, Callander Ruth, Congreve Emma; (2025)
Meeting Scotland's Child Poverty Targets : Modelling and Policy Packages: Randolph Hannah L, McFadyen Chirsty, Congreve Emma; (2025)
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)

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Professional Activities

Presentation of new toolkit for Tourism and Hospitality Skills Group: Speaker; 25/11/2025
ADR Scotland: Work, Welfare & Economy Workshop: Participant; 7/5/2025
Glasgow Disability Alliance: Visiting researcher; 15/4/2025
A Future at Risk: Child Poverty and Health Inequalities in Scotland: Speaker; 9/4/2025
Podcast - “Holyrood stands under the microscope of its own gaze” – reflections after Scotland misses its interim child poverty targets: Host; 3/4/2025
Weekly Update – Poverty statistics, Financial insecurity of adults with learning disabilities and, of course, the Spring Statement: Contributor; 28/3/2025

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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
Child poverty data & modelling: Randolph, Hannah (Principal Investigator) Congreve, Emma (Co-investigator) McFadyen, Chirsty (Co-investigator); 04-Jan-2024 - 03-Jan-2025
Additional living costs for people with a learning disability: Congreve, Emma (Principal Investigator) McFadyen, Chirsty (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2023 - 25-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