Matthew Robson

Erasmus School of Economics,Erasmus University Rotterdam,Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

(+44)7503084769
robson@ese.eur.nl B
www.mrobson92.com Research Interests
Health Inequality, Experimental Economics, Prosocial Behaviour, Revealed Preferences,
Experimetrics, Applied Econometrics, Multidimensional Poverty, Distributive Justice.

Education
2014-18

PhD Experimental Economics“Inequality Aversion and Self-Interest: An Experimental Approach”
Supervisors: John Bone, John Hey & Richard Cookson

University of York

2013-14

MSc Health Economics

University of York2010-13BA Hons History and Economics

Bangor UniversityEmployment
2022-

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Erasmus School of Economics

Erasmus University Rotterdam

2018-22

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Centre for Health Economics and Department of Health Sciences

2014-22

Research AssistantOxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative

University of York
University of Oxford

Publications
2024‘Aversion to Health Inequality – Pure, Income-Related and Income-Caused’
Robson, O’Donnell & Van Ourti | Journal of Health Economics | Repository

2024‘Distributional Impacts of Cash Transfers on the Multidimensional Poverty of Refugees’
Robson, Vollmer, Dogan & Grede | World Development | Repository

2023‘Monetary and Multidimensional Poverty: Correlations, Mismatches and Joint Distributions’Evans, Nogales & Robson | Journal of Development Studies

2022‘International Household Survey Data Availability for Monetary and Multidimensional Poverty’
Alkire & Robson | Development Studies Research

2021‘Inequality Aversion, Self-Interest and Social Connectedness’
Robson | Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization | Repository2021‘Equity-Informative Methods of Health Services Research’Cookson, Robson, Skarda & Doran | Journal of Health Organization and Management

2021‘Estimating the Equity Impacts of the Smoking Ban in England on Cotinine Levels’
Robson, Lord & Doran | BMJ: Open2017

‘Eliciting the Level of Health Inequality Aversion in England’
Robson, Asaria, Cookson, Tsuchiya & Ali | Health Economics

Working Papers
2024‘Responsibility-Sensitive Welfare Weights for Health’
Robson, O’Donnell & Van Ourti | Tinbergen WP | Repository

2021‘Socioeconomic Health Inequalities: Differences Between and Within Individuals’
Parra-Mujica, Robson & Cookson | HEDG Working Paper

2019‘Estimating and Decomposing Conditional Average Treatment Effects: The Smoking Ban’
Robson, Doran & Cookson | HEDG Working Paper

2018‘Giving to Varying Numbers of Others’
Robson & Bone | DERS Discussion Paper

Research Visits20242023
202120202019
2017
2016

Department of Economics, KU Leuven
Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study
Oxfam GB
The Arctic University of Norway
Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam
The Choice Lab, Norwegian School of Economics
The Field Lab, University of East Anglia

Leuven, Belgium
Tokyo, Japan
Oxford, UK
Tromsø, Norway
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Bergen, Norway
Mbale, Uganda

Teaching
Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam
2022Economics of Health and Health Care
Department of Economics, University of York2017-21 Experimental Economics
2017/18 Economics 2: Microeconomics
2016/17 Econometrics 2
2016/17 Microeconomics 2
2015/16 Microeconomics 1
Centre for Health Economics, University of York2021/22 Supervisor: Rory Allanson (Distinction)
2019/20 Supervisor: Fiorella Parra-Mujica (Distinction)
2018/19 Supervisor: Joseph Lord (Distinction)
Department of Health Sciences, University of York
2019/20 Health and Social Behaviour
2018/19 Further Regression Analysis

MSc
Undergraduate (Year 3)
Undergraduate (Year 2)
Undergraduate (Year 2)
Undergraduate (Year 2)
Undergraduate (Year 1)
MSc Thesis
MSc Thesis
MSc Thesis
MSc
MSc

Conference and Seminar Organisation
2022
2021-22
2019
2018
2016
2015

4th IRNEP Conference, University of Reading
EQUIPOL Health Equity Seminar Series (virtual)
3rd IRNEP Conference, University of YorkFoundations of Utility and Risk (FUR), University of York2nd IRNEP Conference, University of York
1st IRNEP Conference, University of Reading

Co-founder and Co-organiser
Co-organiser
Co-founder and Co-organiser
Organising Committee
Co-founder and Co-organiser
Co-founder and Co-organiser

Conference Presentations and Invited Talks
2024

2023

2022

2021

2020
2019

2018
2017

2015

Priorities Conference
Bangkok, Thailand
Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (Invited)
Bangkok, Thailand
International Meeting on Experimental and Behavioral Social Sciences
Riga, Latvia
Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics (Invited)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Four Topics on Health Inequalities (Invited)
Sommarøy, Norway
International Health Economics Association (iHEA)
Cape Town, South Africa
Keio University (Invited)Tokyo, Japan
Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study (Invited)Tokyo, Japan
Welfare and Policy Conference (WAP)
Bordeaux, France
Department of Economics, KU Leuven (Invited)
Leuven, Belgium
International Meeting on Experimental and Behavioral Social Sciences
Lisbon, PortugalLowlands Health Economists’ Study Group (lolaHESG)
Netherlands
Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) Annual Meeting(remote) Boston, USA
European Health Economics Association (EUHEA) Annual Conference
Oslo, Norway
Health Economics Study Group (HESG) Meeting
University of Sheffield, UK
Brocher Foundation Summer Academy
Geneva, Switzerland
European Health Economics Association (EUHEA) Seminar(remote) Bologna, Italy
Multidimensional Poverty Seminars: OPHI/IIEP/UNDP
University of Oxford, UK
Applied Health Economics and Policy Evaluation Workshop
IRDES, Paris, France
Health Economics Discussion Group seminar (Invited)
University of York, UK
Measuring Health: Ethical Perspectives
Aarhus University, Denmark
European Workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics
KU Leuven, Belgium
Center for Health Decision Science (Invited)
Harvard University, USA
International Health Economics Association (iHEA)
Basel, Switzerland
Economics for the Social GoodDe Montford University, Leicester, UK
Health Economics and Decision Science (Invited)
University of Sheffield, UK
Nordic Conference on Behavioural and Experimental Economics
SDU, Odense, Denmark
3rd IRNEP Economics and Philosophy Conference
University of York, UK
Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (Invited)
Bangor University, UK
Foundations of Utility and Risk (FUR)
University of York, UK
Young Economists’ Meeting
Masaryk University, Czech Republic
The Choice Lab (Invited)
Norwegian School of Economics, Norway
Royal Economic Society (RES) PhD Meeting
Westminster Business School, UK
2nd IRNEP Economics and Philosophy Conference
University of York, UK
2nd Annual PhD Conference in Economics
University of Leicester, UK
1st IRNEP Economics and Philosophy Conference
University of Reading, UK
Health Economists Study Group (HESG) Conference
University of Leeds, UK

Summer Schools
2024
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015

Cognitive Foundations of Decision-Making
Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Morocco
Inequality and Inequity in Health and Healthcare
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Summer School on Socioeconomic Inequality
University of Bonn, Germany
Spring School in Behavioural Economics
USCD, San Diego, USA
Preferences, Personality and Moral Behaviour: The Choice Lab
NHH, Bergen, Norway
Experimental Development Economics: Lab-in-the-Field
University of East Anglia, UKExperimetrics PhD Summer School
University of East Anglia, UK
Programming Economic Experiments in Z-TreeKonstanz University, Germany

Grants and Funding
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2018
2014-17
2014-17
2017
2017
2016
2013/14Dutch Research Council (NWO) Social Sciences and Humanities-XS Grant
Smarter Choices for Better Health Seed Funding
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (successful, but turned down)Wellcome Secondment Fellowship in Humanities and Social Science
Research Centre for Social Sciences (ReCSS) Grant, University of York
Society of Applied Philosophy (SAP) Event Funding
ESRC Advanced Quantitative Methods (+3) Studentship
Ellis-Hunter Teaching Scholarship, Department of Economics, University of YorkESRC Overseas Institutional Visit, The Choice Lab; Bergen, Norway
Royal Economic Society (RES): Special Project Grant Scheme
ESRC Company Internship, The Field Laboratory; Mbale, Uganda
NIHR Masters Studentship in the Economics of Health¿50,000¿10,000£126,946£14,673£2,500£1,300£65,000£4,500£5,300£900£5,600£19,000Refereeing
Journal of Applied Econometrics, Social Choice and Welfare, Journal of Health Economics,
European Journal of Health Economics, Social Science and Medicine, Social Indicators Research,Health Economics.

Awards
2016-192016-18
2013
2013

Acknowledgment of Teaching Excellence
Aronson Teaching Prize, Best Designed 2nd Year Module
William and Myfanwy Eames Prize, Economics, Bangor University
Charles Mowat Memorial Prize, History, Bangor University

Languages and Skills
English (native).
R, Stata, MATLAB, z-Tree, Survey Solutions, LaTeX, QGIS, Corel-Draw, Office.

References
Professor Owen O’Donnell
Erasmus School of Economics
Erasmus University Rotterdam

Professor Tom Van Ourti
Erasmus School of Economics
Erasmus University Rotterdam

odonnell@eshpm.eur.nl

vanourti@ese.eur.nl

Mr John Bone
Economics and Related Studies
University of York

Professor John Hey
Economics and Related Studies
University of Yorkjohn.bone@york.ac.uk

john.hey@york.ac.uk

Professor Sabina Alkire
OPHI, International Development
University of Oxford

Professor Richard CooksonCentre for Health Economics
University of Yorksabina.alkire@qeh.ox.ac.uk

richard.cookson@york.ac.uk