A summary of the key policy announcements and reactions from the Autumn Budget 2026 and their potential impact on the regional economy. Commentators have argued that the measures announced, taken alongside falling disposable incomes and rising energy costs, don’t translate to a better standard of living.
A summary of the Hub's work to evaluate Sistema Scotland's BigNoise programme. This summary paper looks at the mixed-method approach taken to identify the programme's impacts, as well work to adapt the Business Case Economic Model (BCEM) to better suit the programme appraisal.
The latest Intelligence Hub blog looks at the Hub's contribution to the evaluation of Sistema Scotland's Big Noise programme.
An economic briefing assessing the impact of escalating tensions in the Middle East on GCR, against the backdrop of continually worsening living standards.
10-20 MIN READ The UK Economy shrunk by 0.1% in Q2 2022 and is expected to enter recession later this year. Households and businesses across industries have been impacted by the soaring energy prices. The ongoing cost of living crisis continues to worsen across the UK as a result of…
10-20 MIN READ This COVID-19 briefing note covers four broad themes: Economic Output and Labour Marketing Updates: In recent weeks, there have been a series of economic datareleases which give grounds for optimism. Underlying Labour Market Challenges: But, there is some emerging evidence that these headline figures aremasking some worrying…
This briefing note reviews emerging analyses on what the Brexit deal could potentially mean for the Scottish and Glasgow City Region (GCR) economies.
This document sets out an economic baseline for the Region, across a range of topics and pulling data from a range of sources. It highlights some of the Region's key strengths as well as challenges, and a comparison with the UK's Core City Regions.
