Interested in why new regulations are coming to the short-term rental market in England? Here’s the story.

One of the key challenges faced by researchers when using both survey and administrative data is data missingness. This refers to a situation where some values or observations are not present in a dataset…

In 2018, an independent Advisory Group on Human Rights Leadership was established to examine the impact of Brexit on human rights in Scotland. The Group suggested the establishment of a National Taskforce for Human Rights Leadership which made…

In December 2022, the UK Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work announced that a new Disability Action Plan would be consulted on in 2023. The Disability Action Plan would set out immediate actions the government would take to improve disabled people’s lives…

Alma Economics was recently commissioned by the Scottish Government to analyse the responses to a consultation seeking views from the public on a change in Council Tax charges. A bit of context: in 2023, Council Tax in Scotland was projected to contribute approximately…

From August 2021, the funded entitlement to Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) in Scotland increased from 600 to 1,140 hours per year for all 3- and 4-year-olds as well as eligible 2-year-olds. In the 2021 Programme for Government, the Scottish Government further…

One key aspect of the UK Government Mid-Term Review of the BBC Charter is examining how the BBC and Ofcom assess the market impact and public value of the BBC in an evolving marketplace and how that relates to the wider UK media ecology…

The British Film Institute (BFI) commissioned Alma Economics to conduct an independent evaluation of the BFI National Lottery Film Fund covering the period 2012-2022. The Film Fund is an initiative funded by the National Lottery and administered…

Our team recently analysed the responses to a public consultation by The Scottish Government on its draft British Sign Language (BSL) National Plan for 2023-2029. The plan is a set of policies intended to tackle barriers faced by BSL users and support…

The UK’s leading children’s charities (Action for Children, Barnardo’s, The Children’s Society, the NSPCC and the National Children’s Bureau) recently commissioned Alma Economics to compare the costs and benefits of the government’s strategy for…

The Fair Work Convention, established in 2015, is an independent body with a remit to advise Scottish Ministers and advocate and promote Fair Work in Scotland. Within the Fair Work Framework (2016), the Fair Work Convention set out a vision that…

In 2019 there were over 4.2 million disabled people in employment in the UK, rising from just under 2.9 million in 2013. The increase in employment for the disabled population over this period was faster than that for the non-disabled population…