Biography

Professor Matthew Freedman is a Visiting Professor at the Centre for Economic Performance for the academic year 2025-26. He is a Dean’s Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Irvine. He is also a co-editor at Regional Science and Urban Economics. His primary research interests are in urban economics, public finance, and labour economics. His work has also addressed topics in environmental economics and the economics of crime. He received his PhD in economics from the University of Maryland-College Park.

Current areas of research include:

• Place-based policies
• Public transportation
• Means-tested programs
• Housing market interventions
• Crime and the criminal justice system