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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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How to keep the economy dancing when the music stops: System-integrated policymaking in times of global disruptions (Research Collaboration Grant)
Hauzenberger, N. (Principal Investigator) & Figus, G. (Co-investigator)
2/03/26 → 1/11/26
Project: Research
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Public Spending Distributional Analysis
Thompson, S. (Principal Investigator) & Cooper, B. (Co-investigator)
5/02/26 → 5/06/26
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
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The economic impact of introducing opt-out in class actions in Scotland
Spowage, M. (Principal Investigator)
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
1/12/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
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Understanding patterns and drivers of changing sectoral economic water use in Scotland
Clemens, M., McGrane, S. & White, C. J., 13 Apr 2026, In: Water Resources Management. 40, 6, 17 p., 248.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A comparison of carbon emissions perspectives for a single city and insights for data developers and policymakers
Williamson, J., Allan, G., Kilian, L., Owen, A., Kodoli, S., Michie, C. & Tachtatzis, C., 10 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Research Communications . 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nowcasting economic activity in European regions using a mixed-frequency dynamic factor model
Barbaglia, L., Frattarolo, L., Hauzenberger, N., Hirschbühl, D., Huber, F., Onorante, L., Pfarrhofer, M. & Tiozzo Pezzoli, L., 1 Apr 2026, In: International Journal of Forecasting. 42, 2, p. 657-672 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Link opens in a new tab Citation (Scopus)4 Downloads (Pure)
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
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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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Attitudes to immigration in Scotland
Randolph, H. (Speaker)
13 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or Presentation › Invited talk
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Workshop: Misperceptions and Policy Implications
Norris, J. (Organiser), Randolph, H. (Organiser), Romiti, A. (Organiser) & Scotto, T. (Organiser)
4 Mar 2026Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Participation in conference
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Attitudes to immigration in Scotland
Randolph, H. (Speaker)
4 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or Presentation › Oral presentation
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 caeserean section utilisation : unravelling variations, investigating the impact of policy changes, the impact and evaluating enhanced recovery pilot
Koutsouradis, K. (Author), McIntyre, S. (Supervisor) & Morton, A. (Supervisor), 9 Jun 2025Student thesis: Doctoral 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