Naomi Utgoff

Naomi Utgoff serves as an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at the United States Naval Academy. Her academic profile centers on microeconomic theory with specialized expertise in matching market design under incomplete information environments.

Her research program explores critical dimensions of strategic behavior in constrained markets, particularly focusing on mechanism design, information asymmetry, and strategic matching. Key contributions examine how intermediaries influence market outcomes, the implementation of assortative matching under uncertainty, and experimental validations of deferred acceptance algorithms in military physician assignments.

Analysis of her publications reveals consistent emphasis on game-theoretic modeling applied to real-world allocation problems, with recent work bridging theoretical microeconomics and practical institutional design. Her 2024 studies demonstrate growing focus on empirical validation of matching mechanisms in specialized labor markets.

Teaching responsibilities include advanced microeconomic theory, game theory, industrial organization, and market design applications. Previously taught labor economics courses. Maintains an educational YouTube channel featuring instructional content on game theory and matching theory developed during remote instruction periods.

Educational background includes a Ph.D. in Economics (2016) from the University of Maryland under advisor Larry Ausubel. Research pipeline includes multiple active projects on second-price auctions, naval service assignments, and interdependent preference matching.