Biography
Mark Agerton is a nonresident scholar for the Center for Energy Studies and an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis. His area of interest is energy and resource economics, with a special focus on dynamic investment problems. Agerton’s current research examines several aspects of the U.S. shale boom, including how firms learn where to drill, the economics of mineral leasing, constraints in midstream infrastructure, and oilfield service market structure.
Agerton earned a Ph.D. in economics from Rice University, an M.A. in economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a B.A. in Spanish from Davidson College.
Contact at mjagerton@ucdavis.edu or 530-752-8490.
Recent Publications
Reducing Flaring of Natural Gas
External Publications
- “The Cycle, Not Automation, Is Keeping Oil & Gas Hiring Down,” Forbes, May 10, 2017.
- “OPEC Imposes ‘Swing Producer’ Role upon U.S. Shale: Evidence and Implications,” International Association for Energy Economics, August 27, 2015.
- “The U.S. Shale Boom Takes a Break,” Foreign Affairs, May 26, 2015.
- "Oil Price, Exchange Rates, and the Convoluted Impact of Sanctions on Russia," Forbes, April 27, 2015.
Podcasts
“The Economics of Flaring in U.S. Shale,” USAEE, July 21, 2020.