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Upcoming events
Join us to hear the latest insights from the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker, our quarterly survey of over 2000 people in Scotland. The insights will be from new data, that will be collected in the first week of May 2025.
Latest News
New DHI report from Prof Duncan Maclennan calls for bold action on housing to secure long-term economic growth and reduce inequality across Scotland.
Our latest Economy Tracker reveals the economy emerging as a key issue as 62% of Scots say conditions have worsened in past year.
Lynn Houmdi discusses home working vs return to office in the context of productivity. Why is the debate so often over simplified?
Latest Research
Our latest independent economic tracker reveals the economy is emerging as a key priority as 62% of Scots say conditions have worsened in past year.
Our quarterly economic tracker from a panel of over 40,000 people in Scotland reveals green shoots of optimism in August have faded and poses big questions ahead of the Scottish Budget.
Our quarterly economic tracker from a panel of over 40,000 people in Scotland reveals green shoots of optimism appearing
Catch up with past events
Our last three events are highlighted below. Catch up with more past events are here.
Catch up with the recording of Professor Tim Jackson in conversation with Sarah Ivory at the EICC
Hear the first quarterly Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker insights from 2025 with reflections from Gary Gillespie and Kathryn Welch.
Catch up with the latest insights from the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker (USET) - a quarterly survey of over 2000 people in Scotland.