Catch up with the latest insights from the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker (USET) - a quarterly survey of over 2000 people in Scotland.

In partnership with EICC Live we explored the art of asking questions with John Sturrock KC and former BBC journalist Clare English.

Dr Samual Mwaura discussed a pathway to a new economy that delivers fair and sustainable outcomes with Dr Robbie Mochrie and Fran van Dijk

Watch the launch of a new programme of work with Professor Duncan Maclennan to look at the actions needed to transform the housing system in Scotland. 

Catch up with the discussion of our quarterly Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker survey. Hear the results and expert insights and reflections from our panel.

Catch up with the launch of our latest research which investigates the Great Risk Transfer and the changed relationship between employment and financial wellbeing.

Hear Dr Robbie Mochrie discuss how to think like an Economist, and challenge what you think you know about Economics.

Catch up with results and insights from Wave 11 of the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker (USET) - a quarterly survey of over 2000 people in Scotland.

Torsten Bell discusses the problems facing the UK's economy and where we go from here - when will the economy be great again?

Hear Baroness Catherine Ashton in a fireside conversation providing insights into her long career working at the top of international diplomacy.

Hear Professor Diane Coyle discuss “What is economics and what it should be” with journalist Clare English and our Director Susan Murray.

Catch up with the February 2024 results from the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker (USET). Hear the results and reflections from guest panellists and the audience.

Dr Andrea Barry, Principal Economist from the Youth Futures Foundation discusses the Economy in Plain English with journalist Clare English .

Hear Journalist Clare English discuss diversity, economics and tax with Dr Arun Advani.

Steven Drost and Matt Farrugia reflect on global developments in tech incubators and why so many countries are pinning their hopes on tech for economic growth.

Professor Sir Dieter Helm discusses the economy with Journalist Clare English and Susan Murray, Director of the David Hume Institute as part of our the Economy in Plain English series.

Professor Graeme Roy discusses the economy with Journalist Clare English and Susan Murray, Director of the David Hume Institute as part of our the Economy in Plain English series.

The Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker, produced in partnership with the Diffley Partnership, marks its second birthday, showing many Scots continue to take extreme measures to navigate turbulent economic times.

Global experts Professor Jan Bebbington and Professor Ian Thomson make a compelling case for corporate biosphere stewardship as a critical part of managing current and future risk.

Why does the latest Understanding Scotland economy tracker (USET) raise concerns about government policy on nutrition? And how is this a ticking time bomb for public health, the labour market and productivity? Consider these questions and many more in August’s USET results discussion.

Professor Danny Dorling, the Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at University of Oxford joined us in Edinburgh to preview his new book “Shattered Nation: Inequality and the Geography of a Failing State".

Find out more about our Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker discussion from May 2023.

This webinar hosted by the David Hume Institute explored trust as a hidden component of a successful economy using Charlie Wood’s most recent discussion paper “Is trust an undervalued ingredient for a thriving economy?”