Blog: Inclusive Growth Weighting
Inclusive Growth Weighting Economic disadvantage and opportunity vary by location within any region and such variation is particularly pronounced within the Highlands and Islands. Representing over half of Scotland’s land […]
Managing the change to mission-based economic development
Earlier this year, Scottish Enterprise adopted missions to signal its new strategic approach to deliver more transformative outcomes, inspired by the work of Mariana Mazzucato and colleagues at UCL. So […]
Economic Development matters: Building a successful Scottish economy
With a new Scottish First Minister and Cabinet team, the economy has come into renewed focus. Economic Development (ED) is and will remain crucial to Scotland’s Economic Future. ED is […]
Something in the Air
The final workshop of a SUII supported project looking at developing regional innovation strategies featured a presentation from Peter Wostner from the Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development in Slovenia. […]
Blog: Building and/or boosting – Bidenomics and place based policies
I recently attended an EPRC webinar featuring Grete Gansauer, a researcher at Montana State University. The webinar was an opportunity for Grete to share her analysis of the place based […]
A message from the EDAS Chair
Hello! 2023 is coming to an end and it is time to reflect on another busy and successful year for EDAS, and look toward 2024 and beyond. As incoming Chair […]
Future Leaders Network introduced at Glasgow University Careers Conference
A colleague and I from Scottish Enterprise recently attended Glasgow University’s Economics careers conference where we gave a presentation to the final year economics students on EDAS, careers in economic […]
EDAS blog: It’s getting crowded in here
Public investment in a proactive industrial policy that aims to promote particular sectors is sometimes criticised for crowding out private investment. However, a recent White House blog by Heather Boushey, […]
Invitation to attend Adam Smith Tercentenary Events: University of Glasgow
2023 marks the tercentenary of the birth of Adam Smith. Smith was a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment and a student, professor and rector of the University of Glasgow. […]
Blog: The hybrid working genie is out of the bottle – so let’s make it grant everyone’s wish
It’s just over three years since the world of office-based work changed forever. When we were sent home with our laptops on that dark day in March 2020, few of […]