W. Matthew Alampay Davis
I am a Postdoctoral Researcher and Research Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. I am affiliated with the Climate Econometrics programme at INET and the Climate Change project at the Calleva Research Centre in Magdalen College.My research examines how environmental change shapes social welfare, with a focus on global inequality and development. A recurring theme in this work is that while climate is governed by biophysical systems, its welfare impacts are distributed through social systems that can enforce and exacerbate patterns of deprivation. I also maintain a secondary interest in historical political economy as it pertains to the persistence of social inequalities.
I grew up in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam. I hold a BS from NYU, an MPhil from Oxford, and a PhD in economics from Columbia. In written work, I use “Alampay Davis” as my surname.