Spotlight 2.13: Author earnings and Scottish fiscal sustainability
Published: 20 April 2023
Commentary, Research insight
This episode looks at author earnings and inequalities post-pandemic and a new report on long term fiscal sustainability for Scotland.
Kezia Dugdale, Director of the John Smith Centre, and Professor Graeme Roy, Dean of External Engagement at the College of Social Sciences, speak with Dr Amy Thomas, Lecturer in Intellectual Property and Information Law at the School of Law and CREATe, the UK Copyright and Creative Economy Centre. Amy talks about her role as PI on a project funded by the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society into Author Earnings and Contracts, looking at earnings and inequalities within the sector and pressures post-pandemic.
Spotlight co-host Professor Graeme Roy also speaks in his capacity as Chair of the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC). Graeme talks about the role of the SFC and the findings of its new report on long term fiscal sustainability for Scotland.
- Graeme Roy: 1:12
- Amy Thomas: 17:43
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UofG Spotlight is a university podcast discussing public policy and the political process – at a local, national and international level – through a Scottish lens. It brings together the very best insights from colleagues from across the University of Glasgow and beyond in an accessible and engaging way.
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First published: 20 April 2023