Asst Prof at @ucdavis Dept of Ag & Resource Economics. Nonresident Scholar at @CES_Baker_Inst (at @RiceUniversity)
Davis, CA
Joined May 2009
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@UCDavisARE is excited to announce our '25-26 #agecon #jobmarket candidates. These 16 #PhD students are doing impactful research in #agriculture, #development, #environment, #energy, #health, and #labor. Many presenting at #AAEA2025 in Denver July 27-29! are.ucdavis.edu/phd/job-cand…
🎓 Meet the 2025-26 job market candidates from @UCDavisARE!
14 exceptional PhD researchers working on agriculture, development, environment, energy, health & labor economics.
Full details: are.ucdavis.edu/phd/job-cand…
#EconJobMarket #EconTwitter
🧵 NEW RESEARCH with @EricLewis314 and @DiogenesCFG: What happens when #auction sellers can't credibly #commit to their reserve prices? Our new paper examines this classic question in the context of federal #BLM auctions of #oil & #gas #leases.
dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5327…
THE BIG INSIGHT: Secondary noncompetitive sales undermine reserve prices as a revenue tool BUT the net effect depends heavily on post-sale revenues (royalties, rentals). These only occur if leases are actually sold, and generate most revenues - not the initial sale
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POLICY IMPLICATIONS: effects are complex and depend on gov't objectives. Revenue goals points one way, but there are other considerations: #environmental protection, #energysecurity, recreational access, etc. Small #auction design changes can have large, counterintuitive effects.
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Mark Agerton retweeted
Of course, there are many factors that influence the costs of agricultural 🌱 production, from input prices, economies of scale, and trade barriers 🚛, making it hard to say whether one country’s producers have any competitive advantage on the basis of labor costs alone.
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🐄New paper w/ @UCDavisARE MS student Sophia Salzer on CA's #cattle #methane
- 52% of CA methane from enteric fermentation & manure management
- #Climate costs: $0.27/gal milk, $0.25/🍔
- Scale is important for digesters
- Feed additives promising but 💰
bit.ly/48xGXFm
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New #AREUpdate article “California’s Quest for Cleaner Cattle: Science, Economics, and Policy” by Mark Agerton and Sophia Salzer examines CA cattle methane emissions, reduction strategies, and policy implications. Read more: bit.ly/48xGXFm #Methane #Climate @magerton
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@UCDavisARE is excited to announce our #econ and #agecon #jobmarket candidates. These #PhD students are doing creative, impactful research #ag, #development, #environment, #energy, #health, and #labor. Please consider them for your open positions! are.ucdavis.edu/phd/job-cand…
ALT UC Davis ARE Job Market Candidates (2024--25)
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Are avocado 🥑 imports from Mexico 🇲🇽 fueling deforestation in the country? In this month’s issue of ARE Update @GianniniFnd, we (@magerton and Julia Mezentseva @UCDavisARE) investigate this issue.
teapaw.org/GianniniFnd/status/182…
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Mark Agerton, Julia Mezentseva, and James Sayre analyze deforestation in Mexico in new #AREUpdate article “Chips, Dip, and a Side of Deforestation? U.S. Agricultural Trade and Deforestation Policy Beyond Avocados.” More: bit.ly/3XnRgru #MexicanAvocados #Trade @jay_sayre
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New paper w/ @BenGilbertEcon @gregbupton & Wes Blundell shows #Permian #pipeline congestion (measured by price differentials) spikes #methane & #flaring. Our data were only 2015-21, but congestion (and emissions) is still an issue.
dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4890…
New paper w/ @BenGilbertEcon @gregbupton & Wes Blundell shows #Permian #pipeline congestion (measured by price differentials) spikes #methane & #flaring. Our data were only 2015-21, but congestion (and emissions) is still an issue.
dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4890…
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What are the impacts of congestion in natural gas processing and transmission infrastructure on flaring and methane emissions in the Permian? New working paper with @magerton, Wes Blundell @WSUecons and @gregbupton provides evidence. Link: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4890…
Also very pleased that our paper was picked up by @nytclimate!
nytimes.com/2023/05/08/clima…
Really delighted that my paper on plugging offshore #oilandgas wells with @gregbupton & co-authors has been published today in @SpringerNature! rdcu.be/dbEtr
Mark Agerton retweeted
Glad to see this paper coming out in a great outlet!
It's #JaereFigureFriday and we're taking a look at Levi Marks' neat JMP forthcoming in @JaereAere.
Marks examines how emissions from natural gas production respond to increasing natural gas prices. (1/3)
