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"Economist Mark Blyth: ‘I’m now a convert to Scottish independence’" (Interview with Mark Blyth)

In this article, Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, expresses his support for Scottish independence, "There are real fiscal challenges getting there that cannot be wished away...But the long-term costs of staying tied to the UK’s rapidly imploding growth model are just as bad.”

August 30, 2020 The National

In this article, Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, expresses his support for Scottish independence, "There are real fiscal challenges getting there that cannot be wished away...But the long-term costs of staying tied to the UK’s rapidly imploding growth model are just as bad.”

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