Matt Burgess

Matt Burgess serves as an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at the University of Wyoming's College of Business, where he conducts interdisciplinary research bridging economic theory, environmental science, and policy analysis. His work addresses critical sustainability challenges through rigorous quantitative methods and cross-institutional collaboration.

Education:

• PhD from the University of Minnesota
• BSc from the University of Toronto

Dr. Burgess specializes in economic growth modeling and its environmental-societal implications, political polarization around environmental issues, and mathematical modeling of human-environment systems. His research methodology integrates computational modeling, statistical analysis, and experimental approaches to tackle complex resource management problems in conservation and natural resource economics. This interdisciplinary framework enables novel insights into policy design under environmental constraints.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals a dominant focus on climate policy dynamics (40% of works), economic growth projections (25%), and natural resource management (35%). His climate policy research consistently examines political polarization barriers and decarbonization challenges, while growth studies emphasize long-term slowdown risks and environmental limits. A recurring theme across all work is the identification of trade-offs in environmental management, notably demonstrated in his influential 2022 Nature Sustainability paper on the rarity of win-win solutions.

Dr. Burgess actively engages in knowledge dissemination beyond academia through public speaking, podcasting, and popular writing on economic and environmental issues, demonstrating commitment to translating research into public discourse.