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Graeme Roy

Professor of Economics

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Adam Smith argued that prosperity should ultimately improve everyday life. Some 250 years after The Wealth of Nations, Britain is struggling to meet that test

Adam Smith argued that prosperity should ultimately improve everyday life. Some 250 years after The Wealth of Nations, Britain is struggling to meet that test

Adam Smith gave us a test for prosperity. Britain is struggling to pass it

Commuters leave a ScotRail train at Glasgow Central station. New ONS figures suggest the UK may have worked fewer hours than previously estimated, reshaping the picture of productivity growth

Commuters leave a ScotRail train at Glasgow Central station. New ONS figures suggest the UK may have worked fewer hours than previously estimated, reshaping the picture of productivity growth

Britain’s productivity puzzle may not be as bad as we thought

Glasgow should see the UK's latest devolution push as an opportunity to build greater economic capability and influence, rather than simply seek another round of funding

Glasgow should see the UK's latest devolution push as an opportunity to build greater economic capability and influence, rather than simply seek another round of funding

Manchester shows what Glasgow should really be asking for in devolution push

Devolved fiscal outcomes are never determined solely by decisions made in Holyrood

Devolved fiscal outcomes are never determined solely by decisions made in Holyrood

What the largest-ever Scottish Budget reckoning reveals about risks of devolution

Scotland has established strengths in photonics, quantum technologies, life sciences, artificial intelligence, climate technology and space

Scotland has established strengths in photonics, quantum technologies, life sciences, artificial intelligence, climate technology and space

The lessons from history of failure to deliver for new Scottish economic council

Students from the University of Glasgow, Adam Smith’s academic home, mark the 250th anniversary of his Wealth of Nations

Students from the University of Glasgow, Adam Smith’s academic home, mark the 250th anniversary of his Wealth of Nations

What would Adam Smith say about the economic challenges we face today?

Since 2008 we have moved from one shock to another, the latest being the conflict in the Middle East

Since 2008 we have moved from one shock to another, the latest being the conflict in the Middle East

In turbulent times, resilience rivals efficiency

The next Parliament will operate within tight fiscal limits

The next Parliament will operate within tight fiscal limits

Few resources and many commitments: fiscal reality for next Parliament

Education and skills are among the key structural drivers of growth

Education and skills are among the key structural drivers of growth

Humility is the wisest starting point in the face of global economic forces

Edinburgh and Glasgow can be powerful drivers of national prosperity but they require the structures, autonomy and collaborative culture to make it happen

Edinburgh and Glasgow can be powerful drivers of national prosperity but they require the structures, autonomy and collaborative culture to make it happen

How to move beyond a cluttered, fragmented and reactive system