Publications

Preventative spending in Scotland : The results of the Scottish Government budget tagging pilot

Randolph Hannah L, Thompson Spencer

(2026)

Tackling child poverty in Scotland : new horizons for economic analysis

Thompson Spencer, Randolph Hannah L

(2026)

Weekly update – fiscal holes, bond markets and child poverty analysis

Spowage Mairi, Sousa Joao P, Randolph Hannah L, Thompson Spencer

(2026)

A model for estimating the future number of older people drawing on adult social care services : A discussion paper on replicated analysis for Scotland

Cooper Benjamin, Thompson Spencer

(2026)

Assessing the tackling child poverty agenda : the role of prevention

Thompson Spencer

(2026)

Men and health inequalities in Scotland : reflections from stakeholder engagement sessions

Thompson Spencer, McHardy Fiona, Catalano Allison

(2026)

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Professional Activities

UK Government (External organisation)

Advisor

1/10/2026

What's the Problem? Assessing Scotland's employability agenda from a health inequalities perspective

Speaker

2/7/2026

Poverty among young adult men in Scotland

Speaker

1/7/2026

Distributional analysis of the cost of living guarantee

Speaker

11/6/2026

New Evidence on Benefit Take-Up: Determinants, Measurement, and Policy Implications hosted by Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis

Invited speaker

19/5/2026

2026 Scotland and Wales Election Analysis Ep 7: Devolved Social Security in Scotland

Contributor

17/4/2026

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Projects

Preventative Budgeting

Randolph, Hannah (Principal Investigator) Thompson, Spencer (Co-investigator)

04-Jan-2026 - 26-Jan-2027

Economic security and workplace productivity

Thompson, Spencer (Principal Investigator) Randolph, Hannah (Co-investigator)

27-Jan-2026 - 30-Jan-2026

Public Spending Distributional Analysis

Thompson, Spencer (Principal Investigator) Cooper, Benjamin (Co-investigator)

05-Jan-2026 - 30-Jan-2026

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