It’s difficult to find an objective article on the Potential Scottish Economy post independence.
This is the closest I’ve found to a fact based objective assessment.
https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/13287
It’s a couple years old, certainly COVID won’t have improved things.
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This year’s figures continue to paint a relatively weak fiscal picture that is likely to persist unless there is a strong rebound in oil revenues or a substantial increase in Scottish economic growth. Relying on the former would be a particular gamble, which is why the Growth Commission’s emphasis on boosting productivity growth is so important.
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As I said they can.could go it alone, but it could take a generation or more to make a success of it, if they can make a success of it.
Their public spending would have to reduce considerably unless they increase economic growth and taxes considerably- which would appear challenging in the short to medium term