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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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Profiles
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Scrutiny of Intensive Margin Responses
Sousa, J. (Principal Investigator), Crummey, C. (Co-investigator) & Randolph, H. (Co-investigator)
15/05/26 → 15/05/28
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
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SFHA Spending Commitment Analysis
Cooper, B. (Principal Investigator), Hampson, J. (Co-investigator), Sousa, J. (Co-investigator) & Spowage, M. (Co-investigator)
Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
11/05/26 → 31/07/26
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
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CMS Leadership in Turbulent Times
Spowage, M. (Principal Investigator) & Cooper, B. (Co-investigator)
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
11/05/26 → 30/10/26
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
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The Economic Contribution of British Allied Trades Federation Industries
Williamson, J. & Rooney, A., 16 Jul 2026, Glasgow. 31 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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World Cup 2026: should Scotland have done better?
Rooney, A., 7 Jul 2026Research output: Digital or non-textual outputs › Blog Post
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Preventative spending in Scotland: The results of the Scottish Government budget tagging pilot
Randolph, H. L. & Thompson, S., 29 Jun 2026Research output: Digital or non-textual outputs › Blog Post
Open Access
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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UK Government (External organisation)
Thompson, S. (Advisor)
1 Oct 2026 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of council
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2026 International System Dynamics Conference
Nguyen, L. K. N. (Speaker) & Davidson, S. N. (Speaker)
20 Jul 2026 → 24 Jul 2026Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Conference, workshop, seminar or course
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Journal of Public Economics (Journal)
Romiti, A. (Peer reviewer)
10 Jul 2026Activity: Publication Peer-Review and Editorial Work › 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
File
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