Dr Matthew Knowles
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Matthew is a lecturer in Economics at City St George's, specialising in macroeconomics. His particular research interests include business cycles, optimal taxation and political economy.
Qualifications
- PhD in Economics, University of Rochester, United States, September 2010 - August 2017
- BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, October 2006 - June 2009
Employment
- Lecturer, City, University of London, United Kingdom, August 2024 - present
- Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Cologne, Germany, September 2020 - July 2023
- Lecturer, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom, September 2017 - August 2020
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Journal articles (3)
- Boar, C., Knowles, M., Storesletten, K. and Wang, Y. (2025). Quantifying the Macroeconomic Impact of Credit Expansions. International Economic Review, 66(5), pp. 1913-1928. doi:10.1111/iere.70024
- Basu, C. and Knowles, M. (2025). The revelation incentive for issue engagement in campaigns. Journal of Theoretical Politics, 37(4), pp. 261-289. doi:10.1177/09516298251334331
- Boar, C. and Knowles, M. (2024). Optimal taxation of risky entrepreneurial capital. Journal of Public Economics, 234. doi:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2024.105100