Chief Economist Directorate

What we do

We provide analytical support to the directorates in Director-General Economy, Scottish Exchequer and Strategy and External Affairs.

We have four broad objectives:

  • to use economics, statistics and social and operational research to help shape and inform policy
  • to provide high-quality analytical advice and support for Ministers and colleagues on all aspects of the Scottish economy and the public finances across a wide range of policy areas, including fiscal sustainability, taxation, culture, climate change, energy, trade, investment, labour market, regions, enterprise and skills
  • to produce timely, trusted and robust economic statistics and improve the quality and coverage of economic data, modelling and analysis in Scotland
  • to provide strategic oversight for the development and co-ordination of economic policy, economic recovery mitigation and actions and narrative

We also:

  • provide analysis to support Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation in order to deliver an equitable, sustainable, and dynamic wellbeing economy
  • lead on supporting the work of the Wellbeing Economy Governments group, of which Scotland was a founding member
  • provide a central point of analysis on the Scottish economy, providing a corporate resource and regular briefings
  • champion economics and oversee the economic analysis and the professional economist group (over 100 economists)

Who we are

Cabinet Secretary and Ministers

Management

Contact

Address

Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

Email
ceu@gov.scot

Policies

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