Economy
Scotland - Statistics & Facts
Author / Creator: D. Clark
Media type: Article
Date published:
Scotland is the second-largest country in the United Kingdom and has a population of approximately 5.48 million. With a population density of just 70 people per square kilometer, Scotland is also the most sparsely populated country in the UK.
The number of recorded crimes in Scotland has declined substantially in recent years, falling from almost 512,000 crimes in 2004/05 to around 289,000 in 2022/23.
Attitudes to Immigration in Scotland: Cautious pragmatism?
Author / Creator: Sarah Kyambi
Media type: Report
Date published: 2024
The second Migration Policy Scotland Attitudes Survey updates understanding of what the Scottish public thinks about immigration developing an evidence base that helps policymakers and others make better informed choices in a complex and changing context
How have the institutions of UK devolution affected economic performance?
Author / Creator: Esmond Birnie
Media type: Article
Date published:
It is sometimes argued that the experience of devolution for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales implies that the regions of England need greater decentralisation to improve policy delivery and economic outcomes. But the evidence from the devolved nations after 25 years is much more ambiguous.
How foreign ownership drains Scotland’s wealth
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Research
Date published:
This paper examines data published by the Scottish Government on Scotland’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Income (GNI) which lays out the extend to which the profits from foreign-owned companies in Scotland are extracted outwith Scotland, how it is done and where the profits go.
Secrecy and Green Freeports PREPARE TO BE SHOCKED
Author / Creator: Alex Thorburn
Media type: Opinion
Date published: 2024
The Westminster / Holyrood partnership to introduce “Green Freeports” to Scotland is a complete betrayal of the people of Scotland.
Scotland’s extraordinary fiscal contribution to UK economy revealed
Author / Creator: Jack Peat
Media type: Article
Date published:
Scotland’s annual tax contributions to the UK have increased by £14.2 billion over the last decade, with income tax, capital gains tax and taxes on productions such as environmental levies driving this increased contribution.
New analysis shows that the Scottish public sector generated an annual revenue of £73.3 billion during the last financial year, a 24 per cent increase versus a decade ago, equating to an increased contribution of £14.2 billion to the UK economy.
Scotonomics podcasts
Author / Creator: Scotonomics
Media type: Podcasts
Date published: 2021-
How the economy really works
The Case for Industry Sector Strategies
Author / Creator: Lord Sainsbury of Turville
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
The Prime Minister and the Chancellor, have seen no need to systematically support British industry in the face of fierce global competition
From Growth to Good a ten-year growth plan for Scotland
Author / Creator: Dan Turner
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
Without higher rates of growth, we risk a corrosive culture where people come to think of the world as a zero-sum game – where we fight to claim our share of a diminishing pie; where we reach the view that in order for us to win, somebody else must lose. It is a path we must not choose.
Wellwashing: Why a Superficial Approach to Wellbeing Economics will Fail
Author / Creator: Iain Black
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
An approach to economics that increases as maximises wellbeing must do so despite and regardless of the impact this approach would have on growth.
The Hallmark of the UK Economy is Stagnation
Author / Creator: Ross McAlinden
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
Scotland’s economic advantages have been squandered by the UK for too long.
The UK’s Regional Inequalities in Comparative Perspective: Dynamics and Consequences
Author / Creator: Samuel MacKinnon
Media type: Briefing Paper
Date published: 2019
Compared to neighbouring northern European states, the UK is among the most unequal in terms of regional distributions of wealth.
The costs of Brexit for the Scottish and UK economies so far
Author / Creator: Samuel MacKinnon
Media type: Briefing Paper
Date published: 2019
We estimate the cost of Brexit to Scotland’s economy so far [2019] to have been £3.4 billion.
Impacts of Brexit Across Income and Demographic Groups in Scotland
Author / Creator: Emma MacFarlane
Media type: Briefing Paper
Date published: 2020
The negative economic impact of Brexit ... for residents of Scotland.
Defining and Quantifying the Wellbeing Economic Approach
Author / Creator: Ross McAlinden
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
An international analysis of wellbeing economics with a focus on measuring and quantifying success
Defining and Quantifying the Wellbeing Economic Approach
Author / Creator: Ross McAlinden
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
An international analysis of wellbeing economics with a focus on measuring and quantifying success
Public Attitudes Toward Wellbeing Economics in Scotland
Author / Creator: : Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp
Media type: Report
Date published: 2020
Public attitude towards the adoption of a wellbeing economic approach in Scotland.
The Wellbeing Economic Approach is the path to independence
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
The single biggest roadblock to achieving independence is the lack of an inspiring vision of the kind of nation an independent Scotland should become.
Is it right to ignore human responsibilities?
Author / Creator: David Bone
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
Can a rights-based approach function in an economic system?
GERS and the Mismanagement of the Economy
Author / Creator: Bottom Line
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
The latest Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland (GERS) statistics on Scotland’s public finances provide stark evidence on the mismanagement of the economy by the UK Government.