Experts

Ronald MacDonald OBE is Professor of Macroeconomics and International Finance, University of Glasgow. His research interests span a range of topics in international finance and macroeconomics, including sustainable economic development. He has acted as an adviser to the European Commission, the ECB, the National Audit Office, the World Bank, and the IMF. He has also acted as an expert witness to various committees of the Scottish Parliament, the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee and the

Stephen Machin is a Fellow of the British Academy, has been President of the European Association of Labour Economists, Fellow of the Society of Labor Economists and was a member of the Low Pay Commission from 2007-14. Current research areas include: labour economics; economics of education; economics of crime; empirical and policy analysis of inequality and social mobility.

Professor Niall G MacKenzie is Head of the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation at Strathclyde Business School, serves as Co-Editor in Chief of Business History, and is a Research Associate of the Centre for Business Research at the University of Cambridge. He is a non-executive director of a social enterprise and Angel Capital Scotland – the national association for angel investors. His research centres around business history, entrepreneurship, and regional development

Maggie is a Data and Research Analyst (Senior Executive Officer) for the Natural Capital Development team within the Environmental Economy Division.

Lindsey Macmillan is Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunties (CEPEO) at the UCL Institute of Education. She is also a Research Fellow at Institute for Fiscal Studies. Her research considers the role of early skills, education, and labour market experience in the transmission of incomes and work across generations. She has published widely on areas relating to educational inequalities, and the role of family background in access to jobs. 

Rory is Principal Economist in the Macroeconomic Modelling and Forecasting team at NIESR, producing quarterly forecasts of the UK economy and additional analyses of areas including inflation and the labour market.