In this report, we examine the long-run fiscal pressures that an independent Scotland may face, how these would differ … from those facing the UK, and the size of the fiscal consolidation that may be required to put Scotland's public finances … on a sustainable path. We do this using a model of the UK's and Scotland's long-run public finances, which is constructed …

How have employment, earnings and incomes performed in Scotland compared with the rest of the UK? What drives … geographic inequalities within Scotland? …

history tells us that we should not be surprised if taxes were to rise post-election. And the performance of Scotland …

evidence that the NHS in Scotland, as in the rest of the UK, is struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, despite …-run trends in healthcare spending in Scotland and how these compare with trends in England and Wales, before examining recent … trends in NHS staffing, activity, productivity and performance in Scotland. We conclude with a discussion about future …

Scotland planning to reduce borrowing used for capital purposes (in an attempt to maintain some headroom against its borrowing … limits), is set to see capital funding in Scotland fall significantly in real terms over the second half of the 2020s. More …

We document the patterns of neighbourhood and secondary school segregation across England and Scotland. …