The Costs of Dependency: the Tax Gap Summary One of the costs of dependency is that Scotland is part of a UK economy that has been underperforming. This has […] November 23, 2022November 16, 2022Agency, Economics, GDP Gap, GDP Growth, GDP per Capita, Growth, Independence, Small Advanced Economies, Tax Gap, UKBy Bottom Line
How Scotland Could Be One of the Happiest Countries in the World Summary One of the most important indicators of a thriving economy and healthy society is that the people living in the country […] November 9, 2022November 6, 2022Agency, Corruption, Economics, Happiness, Independence, Life Satisfaction, WellbeingBy Bottom Line
Agency and Independence Needed to Escape the UK’s Economic Crisis The current UK political and economic crisis is not delivering what the Scottish economy needs. This is not a recent phenomenon, but […] October 26, 2022October 23, 2022Agency, Economics, Growth, Helplessness, Independence, UKBy Bottom Line
A Case of Agency: Water The Success of the Water Industry in Scotland, 2002-2022 By Professor David Simpson Introduction The common theme of the papers published by […] September 28, 2022September 28, 2022Agency, Economics, Independence, Regulation, WaterBy Bottom Line
Agency and Helplessness and Scotland’s Future Global Challenges, Rapid Change and Radical Uncertainty We live in an age of huge global challenges, rapid change and radical uncertainty. In […] August 3, 2022October 4, 2022Agency, Dependency, Economics, Helplessness, IndependenceBy Bottom Line
Introduction to The Bottom Line The Bottom Line aims to invigorate the debate on the economics of Scottish independence. The number of independent countries in the world […] August 2, 2022October 4, 2022Agency, Economics, Helplessness, IndependenceBy Bottom Line