Dr. Jesse Matheson

Jesse is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in the Department of Economics at the University of Sheffield. He has previously taught at the University of Leicester and the University of Calgary. He 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.

His research covers topics in public, labour and health economics. Previous work considers the effectiveness of policy interventions that target vulnerable populations. His current research is focused on the economic determinants, and consequences, of the spatial distribution of labour within urban settings. Of particular interest is the implications this has for economic recovery following the Covid-19 public health crisis.