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FAI Economic Commentary Q3 2024

 

Included in this publication are two perspectives, from Leda MacLeod and Hannah Cheales, who participated in our Economic Futures student placements over the Summer. Perspective 1, by Leda MacLeod, discusses the challenges in measuring the economic contributions of the voluntary sector in the UK. Perspective 2, by Hannah Cheales, examines inequalities in air pollutant exposure at schools across Glasgow City Council.

Authors

Picture of Mairi Spowage, director of the Fraser of Allander Institute

Mairi is the Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute. Previously, she was the Deputy Chief Executive of the Scottish Fiscal Commission and the Head of National Accounts at the Scottish Government and has over a decade of experience working in different areas of statistics and analysis.

Lewis O'Neill

Lewis is a Knowledge Exchange Assistant at the Fraser of Allander Institute. He has a MA Economics from the University of Glasgow and is completing his MSc in Applied Economics at Strathclyde University. He is skilled in data science and communications with professional experience at the Bank of England and the Scottish Parliament. He is currently researching the impact of AI on the UK labour market and is interested in economic topics including financial markets, skills and productivity.