Ailsa McKay (7 June 1963 – 5 March 2014) was a Scottish economist, a leading feminist economist and Professor of Economics at Glasgow Caledonian University. She was noted for her research on gender inequalities and the economics of the welfare state, for her contributions to feminist economics, and as a leading proponent of the basic income concept. She was also well known for her support of Scottish independence and as a key adviser to the Scottish government and First Minister Alex Salmond on economic and welfare state policies. She was a member of the board of directors of the left-wing think tank Jimmy Reid Foundation and was an adviser to the United Nations.Continue Reading »
