About

I am a PhD candidate in Sustainable Development at Columbia SIPA. My research interests surround the international monetary system, the financing of the sustainable transition, and North-South trade imbalances.

I previously worked as a Senior Data Scientist at Infraclear, a startup bringing transparency to global infrastructure finance.

International Monetary System Sustainable Finance Ecological Economics North-South Trade Development Economics


Education

PhD in Sustainable Development (in progress)
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
MSc in Ecological Economics
University of Leeds
Marshall Scholar
BA in Economics & Political Science
Swarthmore College

Publications

The ecological currency hierarchy: empirical support for currency power driven asymmetries in environmental and social autonomy
Matthew Salah, Joe Ament
New Political Economy 30 (1), 77–99 (2025)
When do established powers support rising powers’ multilateral institutions? The case of the Asian Development Bank
Ayse Kaya, Matthew Salah
The Chinese Journal of International Politics 15 (1), 1–26 (2022)

Contact

Email
m.salah@columbia.edu
Affiliation
Department of Sustainable Development
Columbia SIPA, New York

I'm happy to hear from researchers, journalists, or anyone interested in sustainable development, global finance, or ecological economics. Please reach out by email.