Jesse Matheson
Department of Economics
University of Sheffield,
Sheffield UK, S1 4DT
j.matheson@sheffield.ac.uk
Research Interests
Applied Econometrics, Labour Economics, Public Economics, Health Economics
My research broadly looks at how our social and economic environment influence our behaviour and choices, and the implications that this has for policy design. My recent research agenda is focused on understanding where different types of workers live, work, and how this influences the distribution of local businesses and neighbourhood inequality.
Bio
I am a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Sheffield. I have previously taught at the University of Leicester and the University of Calgary. I studied economics in Canada at the University of Calgary (BA, PhD) and Queen’s University (MA), and worked as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary, before moving to the UK in 2011.
My work covers topics in public, labour and health economics. Previous work considers the effectiveness of policy interventions that target vulnerable populations. This includes a large randomised field study of a domestic violence intervention. I have also published research examining the effect that social environment and neighbourhood infrastructure have on individual decision making in the context of smoking, marriage, and raising children.
My current recent research explores the economic determinants, and consequences, of the spatial distribution of labour within urban settings. Of particular interest is how the post-pandemic rise in remote working is shifting economic activity and changing cities.
