Professor Mairi Spowage

Prof Of Practice & Director Of F A I

Economics

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Personal statement

Mairi Spowage is a Professor of Practice and Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute.

Her areas of expertise include economic policy, economic statistics, national accounting, public sector finances, and economic and fiscal forecasting.

Mairi leads on the Institute's work with various partners, including those in business, the public and third sector. She is regularly asked to give evidence on economic and fiscal matters at Parliamentary Committees, such as the Finance and Constitution Committee and the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. 

Mairi has been appointed to be the Budget Adviser to the Finance and Public Adminsitration Committee for 2021-2023. Mairi has also been appointed as a member of the National Statistician's Committee for Advice on Standards in Economic Statitsics (NSCASE). Mairi is also servicing on the Expert Panel for the Independent Commission for the Consistutional Future of Wales and the British Chambers of Commerce's Economic Advisory Council. 

Mairi is leading on various projects to improve economic measurement and the use of economic insights to improve policy decisions in Scotland and beyond. She also leads the programme to encourage graduates into careers in analysis through the Economic Futures programme. 

Mairi is on the Leadership team of the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy and the Economis Statistics Centre of Excellence. 

Previously, Mairi was the Deputy Chief Executive of the Scottish Fiscal Commission and the Head of National Accounts at the Scottish Government, and has over 15 years of experience working in different areas of statistics and analysis, including transport, household surveys and performance measurement.

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Research Interests

Economic Policy

Economic Measurement & Statistics

National Accounts - Input-Output Analysis

Economic and Fiscal Forecasting

Public Sector Finances

Professional Activities

Early-2025 optimism fades as economists downgrade growth forecasts for Scottish economy
Contributor
4/7/2025
Podcast: Medium-Term Financial Strategy June 2025
Participant
26/6/2025
Weekly Update – food for thought ahead of the fiscal announcements next week
Contributor
20/6/2025
Podcast: The Fraser of Allander Institute's 50th anniversary
Participant
18/6/2025
Uncertain start to 2025 for Scottish economy as employers brace for increased costs
Contributor
2/4/2025
Podcast: Disability benefit cuts and limited fiscal headroom – Reflections on the spring statement
Participant
28/3/2025

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Projects

Economic Impact of Scotland's Renewable Energy Sector - 2025 & 2026 Updates
Gillan, Brodie (Principal Investigator) Black, James (Co-investigator) Spowage, Mairi (Co-investigator)
03-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2026
Evaluating the Impacts of Imports on the UK Economy
Black, James (Principal Investigator) Duparc-Portier, Geoffroy (Co-investigator) Figus, Gioele (Co-investigator) Spowage, Mairi (Co-investigator)
03-Jan-2025 - 02-Jan-2027
FAI Membership for Zero Waste Scotland 2024/25
Spowage, Mairi (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025
Scottish Budget Analysis (Strand 1)
Sousa, Joao (Principal Investigator) Spowage, Mairi (Co-investigator)
15-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2024
Unlocking Community Insights: Leveraging Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector Information for Inclusive Social Science Research
Spowage, Mairi (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025
General Election 2024 - Implications for Scotland
Spowage, Mairi (Principal Investigator) Sousa, Joao (Co-investigator)
22-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2024

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Professor Mairi Spowage
Prof Of Practice & Director Of F A I
Economics

Email: mairi.spowage@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4921