Matt Burgess
matthewgburgess.bsky.social
Matt Burgess
@matthewgburgess.bsky.social
Economics professor, interested in economic growth, political polarization, and the environment. Views my own.
Hi everyone! I'm new to Bluesky. I'm an economist who studies growth, political polarization and the environment. Here are recent summaries of some of the things I'm working on:

Long-run growth patterns and their implications:
guidedcivicrevival.substack.com/p/regular-ec...
Regular economic development patterns with seismic implications
Global economic development has progressed with several highly regular patterns for more than half a century. These patterns may change, but their implications deserve much more attention and respect.
guidedcivicrevival.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:23 PM