Dr Matthew Rablen
School of Economics
Reader in Economics
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- Profile
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Matthew is a former government economist, where he advised on issues relating to tax compliance and savings tax policy. His research interests are in tax compliance, behavioural economics, and applied microeconomics. He is Managing Editor of , an Associate Editor of , and a member of the ESRC-funded . He is also an affiliate of and .
Matthew graduated with first class honours from the University of Nottingham and attained his PhD at the University of Warwick. He has previously held positions at Brunel University London and University of Westminster.
- Research interests
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Matthew's research is in public economics and behavioural economics.
He focuses on four inter-related areas: understanding the determinants of tax compliance, the link between economic quantities and subjective happiness, explaining decision-making under risk with models of behavioural economics, and designing voting systems for international institutions.
Currently he is exploring the role of social networks on compliance behaviour, the role of relative income in the utility function, and the reform of the UN Security Council.
Matthew supervises PhD students interested in microeconomic theory and behavioural economics.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 224, 548-579.
- . International Tax and Public Finance, 31(4), 980-1008.
- . Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 125(3), 753-788.
- . Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 207, 157-171.
- . Economica, 88(351), 782-808.
- . Economic Inquiry, 59(3), 880-903.
- . International Tax and Public Finance, 27(4), 805-831.
- . Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 169(1), 79-91.
- Tax avoidance and optimal income tax enforcement. Journal of Tax Administration, 3(2), 36-64.
- . Public Finance Review, 45(6), 815-837.
- . Public Choice, 173(1-2), 145-168.
- . Theory and Decision, 82(4), 543-565.
- . Public Choice, 169(1-2), 19-51.
- . Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 124(1), 130-145.
- . Oxford Economic Papers, 67(2), 227-244.
- . Economics of Governance, 16(2), 143-164.
- . Journal of Public Economic Theory, 16(2), 322-342.
- . Journal of Economic Psychology, 40(1), 134-146.
- . Public Choice, 158(1-2), 51-83.
- . Finance Research Letters, 10(1), 12-16.
- . IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 1(December 2012).
- . Local Economy, 27(3), 297-314.
- . Journal of Economic Psychology, 31(4), 687-697.
- . Public Finance Review, 38(3), 282-305.
- . Fiscal Studies, 31(2), 203-225.
- . Journal of Health Economics, 27(6), 1462-1471.
- . The Economic Journal, 118(528), 801-821.
- Teaching activities
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Matthew has teaching experience across a wide range of areas in economics and finance. He encourages critical thinking, and asks students to challenge their perceptions and understanding.
- ECN222 Economic Decision Making
- ECN357 Modern Finance
- ECN6105 Modern Finance