Matthew Embrey

Matthew Embrey is an Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Sussex Business School, where he has been since July 2015. Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor at Maastricht University (2009–2015) and earned his PhD in Economics from New York University in 2009. His research focuses on Microeconomics and Experimental Economics, particularly using experiments to analyze strategic behavior in contexts like bargaining, cooperation, and repeated games. He has published extensively in top journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics and Games and Economic Behavior.

His academic training includes a PhD from NYU and prior roles at Maastricht University, where he taught courses in behavioral economics and experimental methods. Teaching interests span microeconomics, game theory, and experimental economics at both undergraduate and graduate levels at Sussex and Maastricht University. He has received grants from the British Academy and the European Union for research on bargaining dynamics and evolutionary stability.

• Education:
  • PhD in Economics, New York University, 2009
  • Previous roles: Assistant Professor at Maastricht University (2009–2015)
• Grants:
  • "Bargaining and reputation: understanding commitment tactics" (British Academy, 2022–2025)
  • "Observable Stability" (European Union, 2018–2022)

His recent work explores topics like collusion in repeated games, experimental studies of renegotiation-proof strategies, and the impact of strategy revision on cooperative behavior. He has also contributed methodological insights in experimental econometrics through collaborations with leading scholars.