Matthew Wilson PHD

I teach courses in economics, finance, and business at Greenville University. My research focuses on macroeconomics, behavioral economics, asset pricing, and health economics. I joined GU in 2025.

My academic work explores how human behavior interacts with market systems and financial decision-making. I am particularly interested in understanding how uncertainty, rationality, and behavioral factors shape long-term economic trends.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Economics, University of Oregon (2015)

• M.S. in Economics, University of Oregon (2011)

• B.S. in Economics, University of Washington (2010)

• B.A. in Political Science, University of Washington (2010)

• A.A.S., Bellevue Community College (2008)

Selected Publications:

• “Disaggregation Reverses the Risk-Free Rate Puzzle” (2025). Annals of Economics and Finance (forthcoming).

• “The Bitcoin Premium: A Persistent Puzzle” (2024). The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, vol. 24, no. 1.

• “Social Contact in a Pandemic: Rationality vs. Heuristics” (2023). Research in Economics, vol. 77, issue 1.

• “Disaggregation and the Equity Premium Puzzle” (2020). Journal of Empirical Finance, vol. 58.

• “A Real Business Cycle Model with Money as a Sunspot Variable” (2020). Journal of Economics and Business, vol. 109.

• “Rationality with Preference Discovery Costs” (2018). Theory and Decision, vol. 85, no. 2.

• “Observed Altruism in Dental Students” (with Crutchfield, Jarvis, and Olson, 2017). Journal of Dental Education, vol. 81, no. 11.

Awards and Recognition:

• Co-author of one of the “10 Most Notable Articles of 2017,” Journal of Dental Education (2017).

Courses Taught:
ECON 102 – Economics I
ECON 202 – Economics II
BUSN 101 – Business Management