Economic Futures was established in 2019 with the aim to engage with undergraduate economics students, graduates and early career academics across Scotland to provide an ecosystem for applied economic analysis.

Our aim is to boost the applied economic capacity of economists in Scotland, helping to highlight the study and career opportunities in Economics in Scotland, offer opportunity for students to gain experience as an economist, and build a network of economists working in Scotland and the wider UK. 

The project offers a series of programmes including work placement opportunities in academia, public policy, charities and the private sector and events to showcase opportunities and learning in applied economics.

Economic Futures is hosted by the Fraser of Allander Institute at The University of Strathclyde and supports activities across all HE institutions in Scotland which have economics teaching provision. The programme was previously funded by the Scottish Funding Council, and since 2024 has been a self-funded initiative. 

Our Host Institution

Economic Futures is hosted by the Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI).

The FAI is part of the Economics Department at the University of Strathclyde and therefore an integral part of the academic economics community in Scotland.

The Fraser of Allander Institute was established nearly 50 years ago, and since then, it has been a leading independent research institute focussed upon the Scottish economy.

Its work on promoting opportunities for early career individuals to access employment and to gain work experience as applied economists has been key to the design of Economic Futures.