Matthew Wakefield

After completing his master’s studies in Oxford, Matthew worked for nine years as an economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. While there he studied for his PhD at University College London. A major theme of Matthew’s research has been the consumption and saving decisions of individuals and how these are affected by public policies and by the real and financial assets that are available.  He has published in general interest journals such at the Journal of the European Economic Association, the Scandinavian Journal of Economics and Economica; and in field journals such as the Review of Economic Dynamics and the Journal of Health Economics. He also contributed to the influential “Mirrlees Review” of the principles behind the design of tax and benefit policy and their application to the UK.