City economies – Policy Scotland

Future of market regulation after COVID-19 – workshop

City economies, Competition and Markets Authority, Economy, Event report/resources, Professor Graeme RoyBy Social Sciences Communications October 25, 2021

A workshop examining the future of regulation post-COVID, part of an initiative to deepen links between policy regulators and the academic community across Scotland

The COVID-19 Crisis and Universal Credit in Glasgow: September 2021

City economies, Commentary, Coronavirus / COVID-19, Dr Sarah Weakley, Glasgow, Laura Comincini, Poverty, Welfare & social security, Working paperBy Social Sciences Communications September 9, 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

Adam Smith Business School, City economies, Commentary, Economy, Professor Graeme Roy, UKBy Social Sciences Communications August 16, 2021

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.

The COVID-19 Crisis and Universal Credit in Glasgow: January 2021

City economies, Commentary, Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Dr Sarah Weakley, Glasgow, Poverty, Welfare & social security, Working paperBy Social Sciences Communications January 19, 2021

Third working paper that uses publicly available Department for Work and Pensions data on Universal Credit in Glasgow and Scotland to investigate the income crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Radical Policy Rethinking after COVID-19: part of ESRC Festival of Social Science

City economies, Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Des McNulty, Dr David McArthur, Dr David Waite, Dr Sarah Weakley, Employment and labour market, Professor Mark Stephens, public engagement, Seminar, transport, Welfare & social securityBy Social Sciences Communications January 7, 2021

This event connected the public with the academic evidence and arguments for and against radical policy changes that might solve problems arising from the COVID-19 crisis.

Centre for Sustainable Solutions, City economies, Climate crisis, Councillor Susan Aitken, Des McNulty, Glasgow City Council, News, Professor Jaime L. Toney, Research project - announcement, Sustainability, WorkshopBy Social Sciences Communications November 4, 2020 3 Comments

Policy Scotland and the University’s Centre for Sustainable Solutions have created a partnership with Glasgow City Council to run a series of Green Recovery Dialogues.

Protected: A Scotland of Better Places

By Social Sciences Communications October 21, 2020

COVID-19 Transmission Mechanism within the UK

Assistant Professor Xuan Zhang, City economies, Commentary, Coronavirus / COVID-19, Professor Joseph Byrne, Professor Mario Cerrato, Research project - outputsBy Social Sciences Communications October 16, 2020

The first empirical results from an ongoing project on COVID-19 in UK and its economic impact.