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Personal Statement
Allison is an economist at the Fraser of Allander Institute. She joined the FAI in 2022 while working towards her MSc in Applied Economics. She also has a BA in Mathematics from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She previously undertook a fellowship in the Scottish Parliament centred on the employment of disabled people in Scotland.
Her research focuses on socioeconomic inequality, health, labour, and subnational data.
Research Interests
Her research focuses on inequality in Scotland, with special focuses in employment, labour market policy, and health. Her past projects involve researching employability programmes, health inequality, environmental inequality, and poverty dynamics. She has also worked in trade modelling in Northern Ireland, and on projects related to subnational data availability and comparability.
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Science, Economics, University Of Strathclyde
Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics, University of Colorado
External positions
Fellow, Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe)
5 Jun 2023 → 31 Jan 2024
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Cultures of Collaborative Research in a Socially Progressive Technological University / R230557-203
Davidson, S. N. (Co-investigator), Catalano, A. (Research Co-investigator) & Nguyen, L. K. N. (Research Co-investigator)
1/01/25 → 28/02/26
Project: Research - Internally Allocated
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Learning Disabilities in Scotland
Congreve, E. (Co-investigator), Jack, D. (Co-investigator), McFadyen, C. (Co-investigator), Crummey, C. (Co-investigator) & Catalano, A. (Co-investigator)
Project: Knowledge Exchange
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Business confidence slumps as data doubts cloud jobs picture
Spowage, M., McFadyen, C., Hampson, J., Randolph, H. L., Catalano, A., Williamson, J. & Howes, M., 17 Oct 2025Research output: Digital or non-textual outputs › Blog Post
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Economic commentary [October 2025]
McFadyen, C., Spowage, M., Randolph, H. L., Catalano, A., Hampson, J. & Williamson, J., 8 Oct 2025, In: Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary. 50, 3, 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open AccessFile3 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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SHERU Exhibition at the Scottish Parliament
Congreve, E. (Host), Catalano, A. (Host), Jack, D. (Host), McHardy, F. (Host) & Smith, K. (Host)
28 Oct 2025 → 30 Oct 2025Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Policy Outreach
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Subnational Socioeconomic Data to Support Policymaking: Using Systems Thinking to Support and Enhance Collaboration Across the UK's Statistical System and Four Nations
Davidson, S. N. (Speaker), Nguyen, L. K. N. (Contributor) & Catalano, A. (Contributor)
Oct 2025Activity: Talk or Presentation › Invited talk