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Dr Matthew Collins

PhD

Biography

I am a Lecturer in Economics at the JE Cairnes School of Business and Economics at the University of Galway. I am also an affiliated researcher with the Centre for Economic Demography at Lund University.

My research interests lie in applied microeconomics, particularly in the fields of labour and development economics. I study the drivers of and the returns to the production of human capital, as well as the determinants of intrahousehold inequalities in educational attainment.

I joined Galway in 2022 after completing my PhD in Economics at Lund University. Prior to this, I worked at the Economic and Social Research institute on projects in Behavioural Economics and the Economics of Energy Efficiency. In 2022, I was a visiting researcher at the Norwegian School of Economics.

For more details about my research, please see my website.

Research Interests

My research interests lie in applied microeconomics, particularly in the fields of labour and development economics. I study the drivers of and the returns to the production of human capital, as well as the determinants of intrahousehold inequalities in educational attainment.

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	'The effects of more informative grading on student outcomes' Matthew Collins, Jonas Lundstedt (2024) 'The effects of more informative grading on student outcomes'. Journal Of Economic Behavior & Organization, 218 (February 2024):514-549 [DOI] [Details]
	(2023)	'New evidence on the importance of instruction time for student achievement on international assessments' Jan Bietenbeck, Matthew Collins (2023) 'New evidence on the importance of instruction time for student achievement on international assessments'. Journal Of Applied Econometrics, [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'Improving energy savings from a residential retrofit policy: a new model to inform better retrofit decisions' Mac Uidhir, Tomás and Rogan, Fionn and Collins, Matthew and Curtis, John and Ó Gallachóir, Brian P (2020) 'Improving energy savings from a residential retrofit policy: a new model to inform better retrofit decisions'. Energy And Buildings, 209 [Details]
	(2019)	'Residential energy efficiency retrofits: potential unintended consequences' Collins, Matthew and Dempsey, Seraphim (2019) 'Residential energy efficiency retrofits: potential unintended consequences'. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 62 (12):2010-2025 [Details]
	(2018)	'Bunching of residential building energy performance certificates at threshold values' Collins, Matthew and Curtis, John (2018) 'Bunching of residential building energy performance certificates at threshold values'. Applied Energy, 211 :662-676 [Details]
	(2018)	'Willingness-to-pay and free-riding in a national energy efficiency retrofit grant scheme' Collins, Matthew and Curtis, John (2018) 'Willingness-to-pay and free-riding in a national energy efficiency retrofit grant scheme'. Energy Policy, 118 :211-220 [Details]
	(2018)	'Householder preferences for the design of an energy efficiency retrofit subsidy in Ireland' Collins, Matthew and Dempsey, Seraphim and Curtis, John (2018) 'Householder preferences for the design of an energy efficiency retrofit subsidy in Ireland'. The Economic and Social Review, 49 (2, Summer):145-172 [Details]
	(2018)	'Rental tenantsâ€™ willingness-to-pay for improved energy efficiency and payback periods for landlords' Collins, Matthew and Curtis, John (2018) 'Rental tenantsâ€™ willingness-to-pay for improved energy efficiency and payback periods for landlords'. Energy Efficiency, 11 (8):2033-2056 [Details]
	(2017)	'Value for money in energy efficiency retrofits in Ireland: grant provider and grant recipients' Collins, Matthew and Curtis, John (2017) 'Value for money in energy efficiency retrofits in Ireland: grant provider and grant recipients'. Applied Economics, 49 (51):5245-5267 [Details]
	(2017)	'An examination of the abandonment of applications for energy efficiency retrofit grants in Ireland' Collins, Matthew and Curtis, John (2017) 'An examination of the abandonment of applications for energy efficiency retrofit grants in Ireland'. Energy Policy, 100 :260-270 [Details]
	(2016)	'An examination of energy efficiency retrofit depth in Ireland' Collins, Matthew and Curtis, John (2016) 'An examination of energy efficiency retrofit depth in Ireland'. Energy and Buildings, 127 :170-182 [Details]

Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2021	Econometrics Game Winner	University of Amsterdam

Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Irish Economic Association	Member	/
	Royal Economic Society	Member	/

Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	Economic and Social Research Institute	Research Assistant	01-JUN-15 / 30-JUN-17

Education

Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
2022	Lund University	PhD	Economics
2014	University of Limerick	BBS	Business Studies - Economics major
2015	University of Limerick	MSc	Economic Analysis

Reviews

	Journal	Role
	Energy Policy	Reviewer
	Economics Of Education Review	Reviewer
	Empirical Economics	Reviewer

Modules Taught

Term/Year	Module Title	Module Code
Autumn 2022	Econometrics	EC3105
Autumn 2022	Ireland in the Global Economy	EC423
Spring	Development Economics	EC357
Spring	Environmental Economic Modelling	EC5115
Spring	Statistics	EC275