Peyman Khezr

Dr Peyman Khezr

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COBL | School of Economics, Finance and Marketing

Behavioural Business Lab

Blockchain Innovation Hub

Email: peyman.khezr@rmit.edu.au

Campus: Melbourne City

Programs

 Bachelor of Business

 Blockchain

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Contact details

COBL | School of Economics, Finance and Marketing

Behavioural Business Lab

Blockchain Innovation Hub

Email: peyman.khezr@rmit.edu.au

Campus: Melbourne City

Programs

 Bachelor of Business

 Blockchain

More information

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- Google Scholar

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Dr Peyman Khezr received a PhD in Economics from the University of Sydney in 2014.

His research interests are applied microeconomics, block chain economy and crypto economics, environmental economics and energy economics.

Overview

Since joining RMIT from the University of Queensland, Peyman has enthusiastically pursued his interests in areas such as blockchain and industry engagement, where RMIT excels.

Peyman has several papers published in top ranked A* and A-ranked journals such as Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, International Journal of Industrial Organization and Economics Letters.

Since joining RMIT Peyman coordinated and taught several courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level. He has developed innovative teaching methods to improve the learning experience of the students. As a result, he received outstanding GTS score.

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Industry experience

2010-2011 - IPART (NSW), Research analyst

2017 - Queensland Treadury Corporation, Use of Public Health System by Private Patients

2020 - Food Agility and Brand Tasmania

2021 - Tracer DAO

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Research

Main research interest is focused on applied microeconomics. Worked on the application of market design on several markets such as markets for emissions permits, electricity markets and blockchain and cryptocurrency markets.

Research keywords

Microeconomics, Auction Theory, Multi-unit Auctions, Market Design

Research output summary

14

Publications

2

Projects

5

Awards

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Supervisor interest areas

  • Markets design for emissions permit
  • Electricity market design
  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency

Supervisor projects

  • Rochelle Wilson, "Promising Responsibly : An Experimental Study"

Feature publications

On the viability of energy-capacity markets under decreasing marginal costs

Energy Economics, Volume 96, 105157

Khezr P., and Nepal, R. (2021).

Consignment auctions

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 87, 42-51

Khezr P., MacKenzie, I.A. (2018).

Permit market auctions with allowance reserves

International Journal of Industrial Organization, 61, 283-306

Khezr P., MacKenzie, I.A. (2018).

Key publications by year

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  • Friesen L., Gangadharan L., Khezr P., MacKenzie I., (2022). "Mind your Ps and Qs! Variable Allowance Supply in the US Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative”, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 112, 102620.
  • Khezr P., and Mohan V. (2022). "The vexing but persistent problem of authorship misconduct in research", Research Policy, 51(3), 104466.
  • Khezr P., and MacKenzie, I.A. (2021). “Revenue and efficiency in pollution permit allocation mechanisms”, Energy Economics, Volume 93, 105033.

  • Khezr P., and Cumpston A. (2021). "A review of multiunit auctions with homogeneous goods", Journal of Economic Surveys (forthcoming).
  • Khezr P., and Menezes F. (2021). “Entry and social efficiency under Bertrand competition and asymmetric information”, International Journal of Game Theory, In press.
  • Khezr P., and Nepal, R. (2021). “On the viability of energy-capacity markets under decreasing marginal costs”, Energy Economics, Volume 96, 105157.
  • Khezr P., and MacKenzie, I.A. (2021). “An allocatively efficient auction for pollution permits”, Environmental & Resource Economics, 78, 571-585.

  • Khezr P., Menezes F. (2020). “A semi-uniform-price auction for multiple objects”, Economic Theory Bulletin, 8, 139-148.

  • Khezr P., Menezes F. (2019). “Funding Natural Monopoly Infrastructure Expansion: Auctions versus Regulated Uniform Access Prices”, Journal of Regulatory Economics, 55(2), 193–213.

  • Khezr P., MacKenzie, I.A. (2018). “Consignment auctions”, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 87, 42-51.
  • Khezr P., MacKenzie, I.A. (2018). “Permit market auctions with allowance reserves”, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 61, 283-306.
  • Khezr P., Menezes F. (2018). “Auctions with an asking price”, International Journal of Game Theory, 47(4), 1329-1350.
  • Khezr P. (2018). “Why sellers avoid auctions: theory and evidence”, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 56(2), 163-182.

  • Khezr P., Menezes F. (2017). “A new characterization of equilibrium in multiple-object uniform-price auctions”, Economics Letters, 157, 53-55.
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Feature projects

Use of Public Health System by Private Patients 

Queensland Treasury Corporation

Peyman Khezr, Prasada Rao and KK Tang

2016 - 2017

Optimal Design of Miner Extractable Value Auctions

Ethereum Foundation

2022

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Awards

Certificate of Recognition, Outstanding OSI Course Performance, Semester 2

Award date: 2020

Recipients: Peyman Khezr

UQ Fellowship, University of Queensland

Amount: $192,000

Award date: 2016-2019

Recipients: Peyman Khezr

Walter Noel Gillies Prize for Best PhD Thesis in Economics, School of Economics, University of Sydney

Amount $2,700.

Award date: 2014

Recipients: Peyman Khezr

Key awards and grants by year

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  • Optimal Design of Miner Extractable Value Auction - Ethereum Foundation, amount USD $43,000

  • Distinguish teaching award, School of Economics, University of Queensland (2018)

  • Distinguish teaching award, School of Economics, University of Queensland (2017)

  • Distinguish teaching award, School of Economics, University of Queensland (2016)

  • Distinguish teaching award, School of Economics, University of Queensland (2015)

  • UQ Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral research grant (2014), Amount: $20,000.
  • Walter Noel Gillies Prize for Best PhD Thesis in Economics (2014), School of Economics, University of Sydney, Amount $2,700.

  • Postgraduate Teaching Fellowship, University of Sydney (2013-2014), Amount: $14,200.

  •   Australian Postgraduate Award, University of Sydney (2010-2013), Amount $ 120,000.
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Public and media engagements

2021

  • “Why a record number of homes are selling before auction, despite strong market conditions”, Interviewed by Kate Burke, Domain & Sydney Sun-Herald (April 2021)

2020

  • “Playing the COVID-19 blame game may feel good, but it could come at a cost — the government’s credibility”, The Conversation (August 2020), (with Rob Hoffmann, Ananta Neelim and Meg Elkins)
  • “Auction theorists win the 2020 Nobel prize for economics”, ACUMEN (October 2020)
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