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Matthew Melchiorre is an Adjunct Analyst at CEI, where he focuses on issues of economic freedom, including how regulation, fiscal policy, and monetary policy constrain growth of the private sector. He is also a regular contributor to OpenMarket.org. Joining CEI with a strong background in the Emergency Medical Services and the Fire Service, he has special expertise in the privatization of the public safety sector and has written at several venues to this effect. 

Matthew graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Dickinson College with a B.A. in Political Science. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Orange County Register, The Washington Times, Fox Forum, National Review, The American Spectator, and The Daily Caller. He has also appeared on prime-time Al Jazeera television and CBS Talk Radio.

Currently, Matthew pursues a Master of Arts in International Economics and International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).