Matthew Li

Matthew Li is a Senior Lecturer in Business Economics & Finance at the School of Business and Management, Royal Holloway, University of London. He holds a PhD from Trinity College, University of Dublin, and has been teaching postgraduate courses since 2012.

• Senior Postgraduate Course Director
• MSc Accounting & Financial Management Course Director
• Accounting, Finance and Economics Undergraduate Programme Director
• Junior Year Abroad Programme Coordinator
• Member, College Race Equality Team

Research Focus: His research spans three pillars - Macroeconomics & Behavioural Economic Theories, Financial Market Volatility & Credit Instruments, and Sustainability Policy & Energy Markets. Recent work examines carbon-energy portfolios, tourism demand dynamics, and economic uncertainty impacts on emission pricing.

Recent Publications: 2025 analysis of carbon-energy portfolio optimization, 2023 studies on pop culture-tourism linkages and emission volatility forecasting, and 2022 research on sovereign CDS risk and pandemic-induced commodity shocks.

• College Team Teaching Commendation (2023)

Academic Service: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and reviewer for top journals including Journal of Corporate Finance and Applied Financial Economics.