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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Department of Economics, including the Fraser of Allander Institute, has 25 teaching and research staff, many of whom are internationally recognised for their research. The Economics group at Strathclyde is one of the largest in the UK. According to RePEc (the largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics), Strathclyde is one of the top 25 research institutions in the UK and ranks in the top 5% worldwide.
The Department's research activity has been supported by numerous awards from a variety of sources, including: ESRC, EPSRC, Leverhulme Trust, Scottish Funding Council, Scottish Executive, Scottish Enterprise and DEFRA.
Many staff members are engaged in networks of research economists, with collaborators based in other Scottish universities, across the UK, and in overseas institutions. Interaction within Scotland is actively supported by SIRE (the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics). The Department is an active participant in the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics, which has been a source of a significant number of current and past PhD research students.
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Unite Partnership Proposal
Cooper, B. (Principal Investigator) & Rooney, A. (Co-investigator)
Unite Scotland - Unite the Union
1/05/25 → 30/04/26
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
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Accounting for (the loss of) Globalisation in the Economics of Climate Change
Comerford, D. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/25 → 1/11/26
Project: Research
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From Lottery to Livelihood: Economic Impacts of Random Access to Highly Desirable Labor Market in the Wake of a Disaster
Pathak, P. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/25 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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The use and misuse of regional data: insights from across the UK
Davidson, S., Connolly, K., Black, J. & Spowage, M., 1 May 2025, Regions eZine, 21 5 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Letter
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The new J‐curve testing methodology on the US-UK bilateral trade balance under the Brexit
Ongan, S., Karamelikli, H. & Gocer, I., May 2025, In: Scottish Journal of Political Economy. 72, 2, e12409.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Economic consequences of climate-induced changes in crop yields in a water-abundant region
Allan, G. J., Figus, G. & Pathak, P., 30 Apr 2025, In: The Review of Regional Studies. 55, 1, 50 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Datasets
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Uncertainty Measures and Business Cycles
Vitenu-Sackey, P. A. (Creator), Mendeley Data, 11 Mar 2024
Dataset
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Data for: "2018 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Scotland"
Williamson, J. (Contributor), Figus, G. (Creator), Allan, G. (Creator) & Pillai, S. S. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 10 Jun 2022
DOI: 10.15129/a45a8b61-e96a-49e6-a54e-377463cfe49f
Dataset
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Data for: "Reconciled Estimates of Monthly GDP in the United States"
Koop, G. (Creator), McIntyre, S. (Creator), Mitchell, J. (Creator) & Poon, A. (Creator), figshare, 22 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19213732.v2, https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19213732.v1
Dataset
Prizes
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Award for Best Paper in 2015 for Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics
Koop, G. (Recipient) & Jochmann, M. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Award for Best Paper in 2015 in Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics
Koop, G. (Recipient), 23 Mar 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Department of Economics prize for best overall performance 1st year
Duparc-Portier, G. (Recipient), Jun 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Presentation of new toolkit for Tourism and Hospitality Skills Group
McFadyen, C. (Speaker), Hirvonen, A. (Speaker) & Gillan, B. (Speaker)
25 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Regional Data to Support Policymaking: Using Systems Thinking to Improve Cross-Organisational Collaboration Across the UK’s Statistical System
Davidson, S. N. (Speaker), Nguyen, L. K. N. (Contributor) & Catalano, A. (Contributor)
Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Industrial and Labor Relations Review (Journal)
Romiti, A. (Peer reviewer)
15 Jun 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Journal peer review
Impacts
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Enhancing analytical capacity and knowledge through economic modelling to strengthen regional policy-making in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Europe.
Allan, G. (Main contact), McGregor, P. (Participant), Swales, J. (Participant), Lecca, P. (Participant), Roy, G. (Participant), Figus, G. (Participant) & Lisenkova, K. (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Economic and commerce, Policy and legislation
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Enhancing the Scottish Government’s policy evaluation capacity
McGregor, P. (Participant), Swales, J. (Participant), Allan, G. (Participant), Lecca, P. (Participant) & Turner, K. (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Policy and legislation, Economic and commerce
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Improving policy-relevant analysis in the UK, Europe and USA through novel macroeconometric methods
McIntyre, S. (Participant) & Koop, G. (Main contact)
Impact: Economic and commerce, Policy and legislation
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Student theses
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Air quality management areas and pollution : evidence from the UK
Taleb, A. (Author), Gehrsitz, M. (Supervisor) & Comerford, D. (Supervisor), 24 Feb 2021Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Analysis of development policies for women’s empowerment and children’s welfare in MENA countries
Yaylali, A. (Author), Dickson, A. (Supervisor) & Alfano, M. (Supervisor), 25 Apr 2022Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Analysis of the factors influencing higher education participation
McInally, L. (Author), 24 Apr 2018Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis