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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) is the outcome of a substantial investment in Economics Research in Scotland (approximately £21 million over 5 years) by the Scottish Funding Council and ten participating universities. It builds on the distinguished tradition of Economics in Scotland, with eminent contributions from, among others, Adam Smith and David Hume, and the more recent history of successful collaboration in the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics, founded in 1989.
SIRE pools key areas of strength within the Scottish Economics research base in three thematic programmes:
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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ESRC/SGSSS Advanced Quantitative Methods (AQM) Supervisor-Led Studentship Competition: £120,000
Davidson, S. N. (Principal Investigator), Wu, P. (Principal Investigator), Koop, G. (Co-investigator) & Zhang, Z. (Researcher)
1/10/24 → 30/09/28
Project: Research - Studentship
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Economics of Education PhD-Studentship
Gehrsitz, M. (Principal Investigator) & McIntyre, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/23 → 30/09/26
Project: Internally funded project
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Economics of Crime and Rehabilitation PhD-Studentship
Gehrsitz, M. (Principal Investigator) & McIntyre, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/23 → 30/09/26
Project: Research - Studentship
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Income and the (eventual) rise of democracy
Debowicz, D., Dickson, A., MacKenzie, I. & Sekeris, P., 7 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Public Choice.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., 3 Feb 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: The Review of Regional Studies. 50 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improvements in beef cattle productivity can increase economy-wide activity and simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland
Allan, G., Comerford, D., Connolly, K. & McGregor, P. G., 9 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environment, Development and Sustainability. 23 p., 101725.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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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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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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Replication Data and Code for: Multinational banks in regulated markets: Is financial integration desirable?
Haufler, A. (Contributor) & Wooton, I. (Creator), Borealis, 9 Jun 2023
DOI: 10.5683/sp3/zhk3a2
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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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Effective and sustained contribution to the student learning experience award
Allan, G. (Recipient), 30 May 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Workshop on Macroeconomic Analysis and Forecasting for Policy and Practice
De Polis, A. (Organiser), Hauzenberger, N. (Organiser), Koop, G. (Organiser), McIntyre, S. (Organiser) & Wu, P. (Organiser)
28 Nov 2024 → 29 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Newspaper article: Is it time for Scotland to embrace local devolution?
McIntyre, S. (Recipient)
8 Jul 2024Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Media Participation
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The impact of fiscal interventions on tourism spending, the economy and emissions: the AMOSTRAVEL model
McFarlane, J. (Contributor), Figus, G. (Contributor) & Allan, G. (Speaker)
10 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Impacts
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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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