Research Interests

I am interested in the following fields;

• Industrial Organization
• Competition Policy
• Spatial Econometrics
• Microeconomic Theory
• Decision Theory

Publications

1. Chen, Heng , and Strathearn, Matthew. A Spatial Panel Model of Bank Branches in Canada. Advances in Econometrics (Volume 42): The Econometrics of Networks. link.

Working Papers

1. Khan, Hashmat, and Strathearn, Matthew. Collusion and Antitrust Filings over the Business Cycle. Carleton Economic Papers (CEP). Department of Economics, December 18, 2018. link
2. Chen, Heng, and Strathearn, Matthew. A Spatial Panel Model of Bank Branches in Canada.
3. Chen, Heng, Strathearn, Matthew, and Voia, Marcel. Consumer Cash Withdrawal Behavior: Branch Networks and Online Financial Innovation. link.

Conferences/Seminars/Workshops

1. Chen, Heng, and Strathearn, Matthew. A Spatial Panel Model of Bank Branches in Canada. Poster presented at: 2019 Microeconometrics: Survey Methodology and Data Science. Bank of Canada, September, 2019.
2. Strathearn, Matthew, Chen, Zhiqi, and Ross, Thomas W. Settlements in the Presence of Leniency Programs: Costs and Benefits. 53rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association. May, 2019.
3. Chen, Heng, Strathearn, Matthew, and Voia, Marcel. Cash Management and Banking Density. Poster presented at: 2019 Fellowship Learning Exchange. Bank of Canada, May, 2019
4. Chen, Heng, Strathearn, Matthew, and Voia, Marcel. Cash Management and Banking Density. Poster presented at: 2018 Retail Payments Workshop. Bank of Canada, October, 2018