The Fraser of Allander Institute Podcast

Contributors:
Jack Williamson - Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute
Hannah Randolph - Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute
Christian Calvillo - Senior Fellow, Centre for Energy Policy
Time stamps:
(00:45) How electric and gas prices are set
(06:15) Wholesale to consumer prices and support for energy costs
(15:10) Incentivising electrification
(18:10) How energy prices link to inflation
(21:15) UK energy infrastructure and energy security
(25:50) Long-term strategy for energy policy

Participants:
Chirsty McFadyen - Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute
Jack Evans - Senior Policy Officer, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Anna Hirvonen - Engagement and Learning Officer, Poverty Alliance
Time stamps:
(00:35) Introductions
(01:45) In-work poverty
(03:20) Pay, hours, and other factors in low income from work
(06:45) Access to childcare, transport, and housing
(09:30) Policies to support those in low-paid work
(19:00) What can Scotland do?
(24:40) Local labour markets and demand for labour

Participants
Hannah Randolph - Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute
Josh Hampson - Assistant, Fraser of Allander Institute
Glen Bramley - Professor of Urban Studies, Heriot-Watt University
Eli Harji - Policy Lead, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations
Time stamps:
(00:20) How economists think about the housing market
(08:40) How Britain's housing market and policy have changed
(20:50) Housing affordability
(28:20) The role of local government
(35:00) Effective policy and international examples
(42:00) Scotland's affordable housing targets
(48:00) The role of housing associations
(52:40) Challenges in providing sufficient social housing
(1:02:00) How Scotland's affordable housing is financed
(1:04:30) Demand for social housing and differences across the UK
(1:10:40) More on the construction sector

Participants:
Ben Cooper - Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute
Chirsty McFadyen - Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute
Hannah Randolph - Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute
Abigail Davis - Co-Director, Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University
Juliet Stone - Associate Director & Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University
Russell Gunson - Head of Programmes and Practice, Robertson Trust
Time stamps:
(00:15) Introductions
(01:26) How economists think about the cost of living
(07:57) The Minimum Income Standard (MIS)
(12:58) Building the MIS from interview data
(18:09) The MIS and disability
(24:54) How MIS relates to inflation measures
(30:49) What policy can do to reduce the cost of living
(38:23) More on policy; targeted vs universal approaches
(40:57) The Minimum Income Guarantee
(48:34) Cost of living vs income as drivers of poverty

Participants:
Ben Cooper - Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute
Chirsty McFadyen - Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute
Hannah Randolph - Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute
Time stamps:
(0:10) Host intros
(0:30) Drivers of low income
(2:30) Topics in the series
(3:40) What we're most looking forward to