Unless we re-boot productivity, UK faces troubling questions
Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli on what we can do to stabilise our economies and provide a bulwark against future global shocks such as th COVID pandemic.
Fusion has power to solve energy trilemma
As politicians wrestle with the cost of living, energy security and the climate crisis, bold leadership is needed to grasp new opportunities to solve this trilemma.
Scotland’s New Deal for Tenants: Grand Designs, with Shoogly Foundations
Short paper by Professor Duncan Maclennan on the discussions about the Scottish Government’s proposed ‘New Deal for Tenants’ at the 2022 Scottish Housing Policy Conference.
Breaking the shackles of underperformance in Scotland
The role of Scotland’s universities in helping the Scottish economy meet its full potential and find innovative solutions for tackling society’s greatest challenges whilst creating good quality jobs and wealth in Scotland.
Thoughts on the levelling up white paper – issues for Scottish cities
A summary of the Levelling Up white paper and the initial implications for Scottish cities.
Why the Housing Market Emergency Will Shift Politics: The Australian Exemplar
How Australia is emerging as a key exemplar of the OECD’s concerns that unbalanced housing markets now impede inclusive growth, and the implications for other housing markets.
Three ways blockchain could get the world to act against the climate crisis
By facilitating a novel decentralized climate organization, blockchain technology holds promise to foster global cooperation to tackle climate change.
The COVID-19 Crisis and Universal Credit in Glasgow: September 2021
The fourth and final working paper in the series on Universal Credit in Glasgow and Scotland this paper reports on trends over the COVID period and considers the implications for policy and practice.
Graeme Roy: Nations must work together to foster a global COVID recovery
Sentiment on the economy can quickly turn from one extreme to another. Here Professor Graeme Roy analyses what we know about the path for post-COVID recovery.
Probing the patchwork of welfare services in Scotland: The experience as specialist advisors to a UK parliamentary committee
Dr Hayley Bennett and Dr Sarah Weakley reflect on their work supporting a Parliamentary inquiry and share suggestions for other academics on undertaking this kind of knowledge exchange.