We host the Scottish Institute for Research
in Economics (SIRE), which is the outcome
of substantial investment in economics
research in Scotland (£21 million over five
years) by the Scottish Funding Council
and 10 universities. SIRE builds on the
distinguished tradition of economics
in Scotland, which includes the work
of, among others, Adam Smith and David
Hume (a University of Edinburgh alumnus).
It pools research expertise around three
thematic areas: behaviour, incentives and
contracts; work and wellbeing; and
macroeconomics, financial linkages and
the regions. SIRE regularly hosts seminars,
conferences and masterclasses open to
all our PhD students, who are also
encouraged to present their research at
national and international conferences.