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Organization 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.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
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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Review of the Scottish Government’s Fiscal Framework: Independent Report
11/07/22 → 31/10/22
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
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Understanding the impact of Covid-19 on income: labour market changes and policy solutions
10/03/22 → 30/09/22
Project: Knowledge Exchange
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Costing the New National Care System
Congreve, E., Connolly, K., Cooper, B. & Crummey, C.
CCPS - Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland
31/01/22 → 30/09/22
Project: Knowledge Exchange
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What are the macroeconomic and household welfare trade-offs of introducing broad carbon taxation?
Turner, K., Alabi, O., Katris, A. & Swales, K., 3 Aug 2022, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. 7 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Jobs, crime and votes: a short-run evaluation of the refugee crisis in Germany
Gehrsitz, M. & Ungerer, M., 31 Jul 2022, In: Economica. 89, 355, p. 592-626 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fiscal devolution and the accountability gap: budget scrutiny following tax devolution to Scotland
McIntyre, S., Mitchell, J. & Roy, G., 29 Jul 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Regional Studies. 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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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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Jobs supported by UK exports
Black, J. (Creator) & Spowage, M. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 22 Jun 2021
DOI: 10.15129/1d4e256c-fdd6-45bf-a008-2b27a23ffe34, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluating-the-impact-of-exports-on-uk-jobs-and-incomes
Dataset
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A 2015 Scottish SAM for UKCCSRC project
Katris, A. (Creator), Turner, K. (Creator), Race, J. (Creator), Swales, J. (Creator) & Alabi, O. T. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 28 Apr 2020
DOI: 10.15129/11baf0c3-eeca-41e7-9939-a31964062a0e, https://ukccsrc.ac.uk/
Dataset
Prizes
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Award for Best Paper in 2015 for Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics
Koop, Gary (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, Gary (Recipient), 23 Mar 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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GeoNetZero PhD Studentship
McGrane, Scott (Recipient), Roberts, Jen (Recipient) & Burnside, Neil (Recipient), 26 Nov 2021
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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James Black: No need to panic just yet, but worrying signs are looming large for business
James Black (Recipient)
5 Aug 2022Activity: Public Engagement and Other Activities › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Briefing the Finance and Public Administration Committee on climate change
James Black (Speaker) & Mairi Spowage (Speaker)
28 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Nuffield Research Project Supervisor
Calum Fox (Recipient)
20 Jun 2022 → 1 Jul 2022Activity: Public Engagement and Other Activities › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
Impacts
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Enhancing the Scottish Government’s policy evaluation capacity
Peter McGregor (Participant), John Swales (Participant), Grant Allan (Participant), Patrizio Lecca (Participant) & Karen Turner (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Policy and legislation, Economic and commerce
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Student theses
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Analysis of development policies for women's empowerment and children's welfare in MENA countries
Author: Yaylali, A., 25 Apr 2022Supervisor: Dickson, A. (Supervisor) & Alfano, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Analysis of the factors influencing higher education participation
Author: McInally, L., 24 Apr 2018Supervisor: Wright, R. (Supervisor) & Perman, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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An empirical investigation into the motivations for and consequences of China's aid to developing countries
Author: MAROOF, S., 20 Oct 2020Supervisor: Wooton, I. (Supervisor) & Darby, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis