Matthew Gobey

Dr Matthew Gobey is a Senior Lecturer in the Finance and Economics Department at the Faculty of Business and Law, Manchester Metropolitan University. His research combines pluralist economics with econometric analysis to examine policy across taxation, health governance, AI applications, and environmental economics. He serves as Programme Leader for the MSc Economic and Financial Analysis and teaches Quantitative Modelling, Policy Evaluation, and Financial Economics using Stata for real-world analysis.

• Education:
  • PhD in Development Economics (University of Dundee/Ninewells Hospital)
  • MSc in Public Health (University of Dundee, MRC-funded)
  • MSc in Development Economics (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)
  • BSc in Applied Economics (University of East London)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education (University of Wales Cardiff)

His research focuses on health policy governance, market institutions in global contexts, and taxation policy, including work on Integrated Care Systems in the NHS and ecolabel effectiveness. Recent studies investigate AI applications in cancer diagnostics and health economics.

He has secured external funding from the University of Dundee, Medical Research Council, and Department for Education for projects evaluating Shared Lives initiatives, Staying Close Projects, and health workforce recruitment. His scientific awards include PhD funding and MRC support for informatics research.

• Professional Roles:
  • External Examiner (University of the West of England, 2014–2019)
  • Internal Examiner for multiple PhD candidates
  • Independent Chair for doctoral viva voce examinations