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Experts in Treasury-grade economics, analysis and business cases
Matthew Brighty
Senior Consultant Economist
Matthew is a Senior Consultant Economist at Bradshaw Economics. He joined the team after working in the Government Economic Service for three years including at the Home Office. He has led economic appraisal, business cases and analysis across numerous high-profile policy areas using departmental guidance including the Treasury Green Book and Department for Transport TAG.
He has been involved in many of Bradshaw’s most important projects across infrastructure, the built environment, construction and energy. He was also seconded into Virgin Atlantic for six months to lead on their economic analysis work.
After completing his undergraduate degree in economics at the University of Kent, Matthew went on to achieve distinction in his economics and finance masters at Loughborough University. His master’s research project investigated the importance of macroeconomic factors in determining company leverage ratios.
Matthew is a member of the Institute of Economic Development and a qualified PRINCE 2 project manager.