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One of the winning essays from the Economic Futures Essay Competition ‘The rich get richer and the poor get poorer’: exploring the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the widening inequality gap in the UK, written by Catherine Bouchard of the University of Glasgow.
Mairi Spowage, Deputy Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute is joined by Adam McGeoch and David Eiser of the Fraser of Allander Institute and Steve Williams, Senior Partner at Deloitte to discuss todays Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary.
We published our latest economic commentary today, in this article we summarise in 10 key bullet points
The latest Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary: The Scottish economy is at a key crossroads in its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with the outlook particularly uncertain.
The Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor, produced in partnership with the Fraser of Allander Institute shows that as lockdown restrictions begin to ease and the economy starts to open back up, sentiment amongst the Scottish business community is showing some tentative signs of improvement. However, the overall outlook remains challenging.
Jeremy A. Lauer, Professor of Management Science, Strathclyde Business School, (formerly) Economist with the World Health Organization If you would prefer, you can read or download this article as a PDF In spite of being the most foreshadowed global catastrophe in recent history, the COVID-19 pandemic has managed to catch …
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David Eiser, Fraser of Allander Institute, david.eiser@strath.ac.uk The outlook for the Scottish budget in 2020/21 has changed substantially since it was published in March. Higher spending and lower revenues will largely be offset by increased grant from the UK Government. The pandemic also accentuates the scale of several fiscal risks …
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Covid-19 has created an enormous systemic economic shock, potentially surpassing the one created by the global financial crisis in 2007/08. This paper by Professor Ross Brown of the University of St Andrews highlights the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis on Scottish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
In this latest Commentary, we reached out to a diverse mix of Scotland’s leading economists, business leaders and poverty experts to get their views on the current economic implications for the Scottish economy, policy priorities and how our economy and society may be impacted in the future.
Outlook for Scotland’s economy looks hugely challenging as harsh reality from COVID-19 fallout only just beginning to impact The Scottish economy is now in its deepest recession in living memory, according to the latest Economic Commentary by the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde. The Institute points …