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Matt Van Essen

Matthew Van Essen

Lena M. and Clarence A. Garvin, Sr. Professor, Dr. Joe Johnson Faculty Fellow

Phone 856-974-1687

Email mvanesse@utk.edu

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Location Room - 103, Cherokee Mills

Department:

Economics

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Biography

Matt Van Essen is the Lena M. and Clarence A. Garvin, Sr. Professor and Dr. Joe Johnson Faculty Fellow, an economist with a research agenda that focuses on topics in public economics, game theory, and mechanism design. He is originally from Denver, Colorado and earned his PhD in economics from the University of Arizona in 2010. His work in public economics has focused on the incentive problems in the provision of public goods as well as methods to mitigate these problems. Recently, he has focused on problems of fair division in different economic contexts. His work has been published in economic journals such as the Journal of Economic Theory, Games and Economic Behavior, Economic Theory, Social Choice and Welfare, Mathematical Social Science, Economic Inquiry, and the Journal of Public Economic Theory.

Education:

2010 University of Arizona, Ph.D., Economics

2007 University of Arizona, M.A.,, Economics

2005 University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, B.A., Economics

Research Focus

Game Theory, Mechanism Design, Public Economics, and Experimental Economics.

Awards/Honors
  • Grant Writing Workshop Grant: University of Alabama: 2016.
  • Summer Excellence in Research Grant: University of Alabama: 2015, 2019.
  • Summer I Research Grant: University of Alabama: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.
  • NSF Dissertation Improvement Grant #0850788: 2010.
  • Ed Zajac Prize for Best Doctoral Student Research Paper in Economics: University of Arizona
  • University of Arizona Dean's Teaching Award: 2008, 2009.
  • Outstanding Economics Graduate: University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, 2005.