Matthew O’Keefe

Assistant Professor of Economics, Vanderbilt University

Industrial organization economist interested in energy, power markets, and the environment.

Email: matthew.okeefe@vanderbilt.edu

Publications

Unilateral Market Power in Financial Transmission Rights Auctions
The Energy Journal, 46 (3), 103-122 (2025).

Working Papers

Index-Based Price Adjustment in US Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drawdowns
Conditionally Accepted, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.

Identification and Estimation of Auction Models with Dual Risk-Averse Bidders
with Tong Li and Jingfeng Lu.

Dual Risk Aversion and Optimal Reserve Prices in First- and Second-Price Auctions
with Tong Li and Jingfeng Lu.

Make, Buy, or Share: Understanding Produced Water Reuse in the Marcellus Shale

Research in Progress

Misallocation of water. The role of storage
with Francisco Pareschi

Teaching

Econ 9500: Industrial Organization I Vanderbilt University (PhD)

Econ 3893: Selected Microeconomic Topics (Energy Economics) Vanderbilt University (Undergraduate)