Mackay, Sir Donald (Iain)

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MACKAY, Sir Donald (Iain)

MACKAY, Sir Donald (Iain). British (born Japan), b. 1937. Genres: Economics. Career: Chairman, Pieda plc, economic consultants 1974; Chairman, Scottish Enterprise, 1993- Economic Consultant to the Secretary of State for Scotland, since 1971; Governor National Institute of Economic and Social Research, since 1982; Member, Scottish Economic Council, since 1983. Honorary Professor, Heriot-Watt University, 1992-91, Professoriaal Fellow, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 1982 Director, Grampian Holdings, 1987-; Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1985-; (Professor of Economics, 1976-82). With English Electric Co., 1959-62; Lecturer, University of Aberdeen, 1962-65, and University of Glasgow, 1965-71; Professor of Political Economy, University of Aberdeen, 1971-76. Publications: Geographical Mobility and the Brain Drain: A Case Study of Aberdeen University Graduates 1860-1960, 1970; Local Labour Markets and Wage Structures, 1970; Labour Markets Under Different Employment Conditions, 1971; The Political Economy of North Sea Oil, 1975; (ed.) Scotland 1980; The Economics of Self Government, 1977. Address: Newfield, 14 Gamekeeper's Rd, Edinburgh EH4 6LU, Scotland.

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