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Personal Statement
Mairi Spowage is a Professor of Practice and Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute.
Her areas of expertise include economic policy, economic statistics, national accounting, public sector finances, and economic and fiscal forecasting.
Mairi leads on the Institute's work with various partners, including those in business, the public and third sector. She is regularly asked to give evidence on economic and fiscal matters at Parliamentary Committees, such as the Finance and Constitution Committee and the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee.
Mairi has been appointed to be the Budget Adviser to the Finance and Public Adminsitration Committee for 2021-2023. Mairi has also been appointed as a member of the National Statistician's Committee for Advice on Standards in Economic Statitsics (NSCASE). Mairi is also servicing on the Expert Panel for the Independent Commission for the Consistutional Future of Wales and the British Chambers of Commerce's Economic Advisory Council.
Mairi is leading on various projects to improve economic measurement and the use of economic insights to improve policy decisions in Scotland and beyond. She also leads the programme to encourage graduates into careers in analysis through the Economic Futures programme.
Mairi is on the Leadership team of the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy and the Economis Statistics Centre of Excellence.
Previously, Mairi was the Deputy Chief Executive of the Scottish Fiscal Commission and the Head of National Accounts at the Scottish Government, and has over 15 years of experience working in different areas of statistics and analysis, including transport, household surveys and performance measurement.
Research Interests
Economic Policy
Economic Measurement & Statistics
National Accounts - Input-Output Analysis
Economic and Fiscal Forecasting
Public Sector Finances
Expertise related to 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. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Budget Adviser, Scottish Parliament
1 Sept 2021 → 1 Sept 2023
ONS Fellow, UK Statistics Authority including ONS
1 Sept 2020 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Economic Impact of Scotland's Renewable Energy Sector - 2025 & 2026 Updates
Gillan, B. (Principal Investigator), Black, J. (Co-investigator) & Spowage, M. (Co-investigator)
3/02/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
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Evaluating the Impacts of Imports on the UK Economy
Black, J. (Principal Investigator), Duparc-Portier, G. (Co-investigator), Figus, G. (Co-investigator) & Spowage, M. (Co-investigator)
Department for Business and Trade DBT
3/02/25 → 2/02/27
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Services/Consultancy)
Research output
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Disability benefit cuts and limited fiscal headroom: Reflections on the spring statement [Podcast] EP109
Randolph, H., Spowage, M. & Sousa, J., 28 Mar 2025Research output: Digital or non-textual outputs › Podcast
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The use and misuse of regional data: perspectives, challenges and policy implications from across the UK
Black, J., Connolly, K., Davidson, S. N. & Spowage, M., 17 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Regional Studies. 16 p., 2464102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
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Podcast: Disability benefit cuts and limited fiscal headroom – Reflections on the spring statement
Randolph, H. (Host), Spowage, M. (Participant) & Sousa, J. (Participant)
28 Mar 2025Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Media Participation
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Fiscal sustainability and the Scottish budget
Spowage, M. (Contributor), Congreve, E. (Contributor) & Randolph, H. (Contributor)
4 Feb 2025Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Media Participation