Matthew O'Keefe

Matthew O'Keefe is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Vanderbilt University specializing in industrial organization with applications to energy markets, power systems, and environmental economics. His research examines market structures, auction mechanisms, and firm behaviors in energy sectors.

Recent publications analyze market power in electricity transmission auctions, auction design for risk-averse bidders, and wastewater management strategies in shale gas operations. O'Keefe employs econometric methods to study firm boundaries, transaction costs, and efficiency in resource-intensive industries.

His current projects include optimization of reserve pricing in auction mechanisms and analysis of interfirm wastewater sharing in fracking operations. O'Keefe holds a PhD in Economics from Northwestern University and a BS in Mathematics from the University of Chicago.