One Final Effort is an economics blog dedicated to investigating, and collating evidence on, regulatory barriers to economic opportunity.

I (Matthew Maltman) am an economist from Western Australia, now based in Sydney. I am a Research Economist at the e61 institute. You can find my research output at e61 at: e61.in

I used to work at the Australian Productivity Commission, and I have a First Class Honours Degree from UWA in Economics. Please note the views expressed on this blog are my own, and are not reflective of any organisation or employer.

I can be reached on twitter @1finaleffort, or you can email me at: onefinaleffortblog@gmail.com. You can find my research at Google Scholar as well.

Published Academic works:

Going it Alone: The Impact of Upzoning on Housing Construction in Lower Hutt (2025), with Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy. Published in Journal of Housing Economics.

Dispelling myths: Reviewing the evidence on zoning reforms in Auckland (2025), with Stu Donovan. Published in Land Use Policy

Current Working Papers:

Peverse Policy Incentives and Deteriorating Economic Outcomes (2024), with Christopher Parsons.