Matthew Beck
BEc(Hons) MPhil Sydney
Lecturer in GIS and Analysis Tools
matthew.beck@sydney.edu.au
Room 209
C37 - Newtown Campus
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006 Australia
Phone: +61 2 9351 0077
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Matthew Beck completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney where he graduated with honours in Economics (specialising in International Trade and Development Economics). After flirting with studies in the analysis of discrete data and experimental design, he recently completed postgraduate research on the connectivity of individuals to the sporting teams they support. Working within the Faculty of Business and Economics, Matthew has extensive experience teaching statistics and associated research concepts, and was recently nominated for a faculty teaching award. He also works as a private consultant for many of Australia's leading companies and has managed research projects in banking and finance, pharmaceuticals, media, and fast moving consumer goods. Matthew is now enrolled in a Doctor of Philosophy at ITLS under the supervision of Dr John Rose and Professor David Hensher. He is working in the field of stated choice modelling and group decision dynamics in the context of vehicle purchasing and emissions charging. His provisional title is: Development of a behavioural system of stated choice models: Modelling behavioural, pricing and technological opportunities to reduce automobile energy levels.