Trade and the EU Referendum: Why the Leave campaign has simply got it wrong
The EU Leave campaign’s arguments about trade are based on out-dated, irrelevant assumptions and models and following them would be catastrophic for the UK economy.
Reports and papers published by Policy Scotland and associated programmes and projects.
Urban Land Reform in Scotland
New Briefing Paper: response to Scottish Government Report to Sounding Board In May 2014, the Land Reform Review Group submitted its final report to the Scottish Government. The First Minister announced in November 2014 that the Government would consequently bring forward a Land Reform Bill, which was published in June 2015 and is currently under…
Submission on Local Tax Reform
A written submission from Policy Scotland to the Commission on Local Tax Reform.
Thursday Video: Kainde Manji discusses welfare and disabilities in Scotland
Urban Studies postgraduate researcher Kainde Manji talks about her work on welfare reforms and people living with disabilities in Scotland.
Business Regulation for an Independent Scotland – a view from Down Under
Paper on the future prosperity of Scotland in independence viewed from Australia.
We are all risk managers: developing resilience in social housing
A report exploring the challenges facing the Scottish social housing sector, the external risks they face and the ways in which organisations are trying to embed resilience both in terms of individuals and as organisations.
What is the right budget constraint for Scotland?
An analysis of fiscal decentralization to Scotland and what sort of budget constraint the Scottish Parliament should operate with.
An independent Scotland’s currency options redux: assessing the costs and benefits of currency choice
Paper demonstrating that all of the currency options available to an independent Scotland come with the price tag of an austerity programme.
CR&DALL director responds to Scotland’s ‘statement of ambition for adult learning
Response from Professor Mike Osborne, Director of CR&DALL, is to the publication of Adult Learning in Scotland – Statement of Ambition.
Scottish poverty study calls on governments to tackle rising deprivation
Findings from the largest study of poverty and deprivation ever conducted in the UK.