Details about Charles F. Mason

Homepage:	https://www.uwyo.edu/economics/faculty-staff/charles-mason/index.html
Phone:	307 7665336
Workplace:	Department of Economics, College of Business, University of Wyoming, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. On Climate Fat Tails and Politics
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   See also Journal Article On climate fat tails and politics, Resources Policy, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2019

2. On Climate Agreements with Asymmetric Countries: Theory and Experimental Results
   Working Papers, FAERE - French Association of Environmental and Resource Economists

2018

3. An Experimental Analysis of the Complications in Colluding when Firms are Asymmetric
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
4. Analyzing the Risk of Transporting Crude Oil by Rail
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
5. Optimal Contracts for Discouraging Deforestation with Risk Averse Agents
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
6. The Transition to Renewable Energy
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2017

7. Price Elasticity of Supply and Productivity: An Analysis of Natural Gas Wells in Wyoming
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future
   See also Journal Article Price Elasticity of Supply and Productivity: An Analysis of Natural Gas Wells in Wyoming, The Energy Journal (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
8. Public Policy Towards Offshore Oil Spills
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
9. Transboundary Externalities and Reciprocal Taxes: A Differential Game Approach
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Transboundary Externalities and Reciprocal Taxes: A Differential Game Approach, Strategic Behavior and the Environment, now publishers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
10. Vertical Market Power in Interconnected Natural Gas and Electricity Markets
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017)

2016

11. Climate Change and Migration: A Dynamic Model
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Climate Change and Migration: A Dynamic Model, CESifo Economic Studies, CESifo Group (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
12. Cooperation on Climate-Change Mitigation
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Cooperation on climate-change mitigation, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2017) View citations (9) (2017)
13. Imminent Entry and the Transition to Multimarket Rivalry in a Laboratory Setting
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016)
    See also Journal Article Imminent Entry and the Transition to Multimarket Rivalry in a Laboratory Setting, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2016) (2016)

2015

14. Concentration trends in the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas industry
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Concentration Trends in the Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Industry, The Energy Journal, International Association for Energy Economics (2016) (2016)
15. Modeling Damages in Climate Policy Models: Temperature-Based or Carbon-Based?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (7)
16. The Economics of Shale Gas Development
    Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei View citations (49)
    Also in Energy: Resources and Markets, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) (2015) View citations (51)
    See also Journal Article The Economics of Shale Gas Development, Annual Review of Resource Economics, Annual Reviews (2015) View citations (57) (2015)

2014

17. Jump Processes in Natural Gas Markets
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Jump processes in natural gas markets, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (19) (2014)

2013

18. Uranium and Nuclear Power: The Role of Exploration Information in Framing Public Policy
    Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
    Also in OxCarre Working Papers, Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies, University of Oxford (2013)
    Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) (2013)
    See also Journal Article Uranium and nuclear power: The role of exploration information in framing public policy, Resource and Energy Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (3) (2014)

2011

19. Contracting for Impure Public Goods: Carbon Offsets and Additionality
    Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei View citations (16)
    Also in Sustainable Development Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) (2011) View citations (16)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (17)
20. On Equilibrium in Resource Markets with Scale Economies and Stochastic Prices
    OxCarre Working Papers, Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies, University of Oxford View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article On equilibrium in resource markets with scale economies and stochastic prices, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2012) View citations (5) (2012)
21. Trade, Transboundary Pollution, and Foreign Lobbying
    OxCarre Working Papers, Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies, University of Oxford
    See also Journal Article Trade, Transboundary Pollution, and Foreign Lobbying, Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
22. Why do Firms Hold Oil Stockpiles?
    Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
    Also in Energy: Resources and Markets, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) (2011)

2010

23. Are ceos expected utility maximizers?
    Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Are CEOs expected utility maximizers?, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (15) (2011)

2009

24. Co-optimization of Enhanced Oil Recovery and Carbon Sequestration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Co-optimization of enhanced oil recovery and carbon sequestration, Resource and Energy Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (19) (2011)

2007

25. Cooperation in the Commons with Unobservable Actions
    Working Papers, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Cooperation in the commons with unobservable actions, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2008) View citations (28) (2008)
26. Dynamic Game of Transboundary Pollution Regulation and Strategic Abatement
    Energy and Environmental Modeling 2007, EcoMod View citations (1)

1993

27. Welfare Enhancing Mergers
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics

Journal Articles

2024

1. Do Small Players Undermine Cooperation in Asymmetric Games?
   Dynamic Games and Applications, 2024, 14, (1), 133-156
2. Fossil Fuel Reserve Development Under Carbon Pricing
   Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2024, (156), 141-166 View citations (1)
3. On climate fat tails and politics
   Resources Policy, 2024, 92, (C)
   See also Working Paper On Climate Fat Tails and Politics, CESifo Working Paper Series (2023) (2023)

2023

4. Introduction to symposium on the new energy economics
   Economic Inquiry, 2023, 61, (1), 8-9

2022

5. Cooperation in Dynamic Games with Asymmetric Players: The Role of Social Preferences
   Dynamic Games and Applications, 2022, 12, (3), 977-995 View citations (1)

2021

6. Transboundary Externalities and Reciprocal Taxes: A Differential Game Approach
   Strategic Behavior and the Environment, 2021, 9, (1-2), 27-67 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Transboundary Externalities and Reciprocal Taxes: A Differential Game Approach, CESifo Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
7. Understanding productivity effects of hydraulic fracturing in unconventional natural gas deposits and implications for adoption in the developing world
   Environment and Development Economics, 2021, 26, (3), 281-301

2020

8. Jumps in the convenience yield of crude oil
   Resource and Energy Economics, 2020, 60, (C) View citations (1)

2019

9. Policy Brief—Regulating Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration: Insights from the Deepwater Horizon Experience in the Gulf of Mexico
   Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2019, 13, (1), 149-154

2018

10. Introduction to the Special Issue: International Environmental Agreements
    Strategic Behavior and the Environment, 2018, 7, (3-4), 221-224
11. Natural Gas Pipeline Regulation in the United States: Past, Present, and Future
    Foundations and Trends(R) in Microeconomics, 2018, 11, (4), 227–288 View citations (3)
12. Price Elasticity of Supply and Productivity: An Analysis of Natural Gas Wells in Wyoming
    The Energy Journal, 2018, 39, (1_suppl), 79-100 View citations (1)
    Also in The Energy Journal, 2018, Volume 39, (Special Issue 1) (2018) View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Price Elasticity of Supply and Productivity: An Analysis of Natural Gas Wells in Wyoming, RFF Working Paper Series (2017) (2017)
13. The Economics of Canadian Oil Sands
    Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2018, 12, (2), 242-263 View citations (11)
14. Trade, Transboundary Pollution, and Foreign Lobbying
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2018, 70, (1), 223-248 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Trade, Transboundary Pollution, and Foreign Lobbying, OxCarre Working Papers (2011) (2011)

2017

15. Climate Change and Migration: A Dynamic Model
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2017, 63, (4), 421-444 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Climate Change and Migration: A Dynamic Model, CESifo Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
16. Cooperation on climate-change mitigation
    European Economic Review, 2017, 99, (C), 43-55 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Cooperation on Climate-Change Mitigation, CESifo Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (4) (2016)
17. The U.S. Market for Uranium: 70 Years of History
    Foundations and Trends(R) in Microeconomics, 2017, 11, (3), 141-226

2016

18. Concentration Trends in the Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Industry
    The Energy Journal, 2016, Volume 36, (Adelman Special Issue)
    Also in The Energy Journal, 2015, 36, (1_suppl), 215-236 (2015)
    See also Working Paper Concentration trends in the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas industry, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
19. Imminent Entry and the Transition to Multimarket Rivalry in a Laboratory Setting
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2016, 25, (4), 1018-1039
    See also Working Paper Imminent Entry and the Transition to Multimarket Rivalry in a Laboratory Setting, CESifo Working Paper Series (2016) (2016)
20. OPEC, the Seven Sisters, and oil market dominance: An evolutionary game theory and agent-based modeling approach
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2016, 132, (PB), 66-78 View citations (8)
21. Price discontinuities in the market for RINs
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2016, 132, (PB), 79-97 View citations (2)

2015

22. On the strategic use of border tax adjustments as a second-best climate policy measure
    Environment and Development Economics, 2015, 20, (4), 539-560 View citations (2)
23. Recent Evolutions of Oil and Commodity Prices
    Review of Environment, Energy and Economics - Re3, 2015
24. The Economics of Shale Gas Development
    Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2015, 7, (1), 269-289 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper The Economics of Shale Gas Development, Working Papers (2015) View citations (49) (2015)

2014

25. Jump processes in natural gas markets
    Energy Economics, 2014, 46, (S1), S69-S79 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Jump Processes in Natural Gas Markets, CESifo Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (20) (2014)
26. Pipeline congestion and basis differentials
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2014, 46, (3), 261-291 View citations (21)
27. The Organization of the Oil Industry, Past and Present
    Foundations and Trends(R) in Microeconomics, 2014, 10, (1), 1-83 View citations (1)
28. Uranium and nuclear power: The role of exploration information in framing public policy
    Resource and Energy Economics, 2014, 36, (1), 49-63 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Uranium and Nuclear Power: The Role of Exploration Information in Framing Public Policy, Working Papers (2013) (2013)

2013

29. Jump Processes in the Market for Crude Oil
    The Energy Journal, 2013, 34, (1), 33-48
    Also in The Energy Journal, 2013, Volume 34, (Number 1) (2013) View citations (32)
30. Oil Price Forecasts and Trends: Interviews with the Experts
    Review of Environment, Energy and Economics - Re3, 2013
31. The Economics of Eco-Labeling: Theory and Empirical Implications
    International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 2013, 6, (4), 341-372 View citations (7)
32. The additionality problem with offsets: Optimal contracts for carbon sequestration in forests
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2013, 66, (1), 1-14 View citations (48)

2012

33. Banking on extinction: endangered species and speculation
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2012, 28, (1), 180-192 View citations (10)
34. On equilibrium in resource markets with scale economies and stochastic prices
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2012, 64, (3), 288-300 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper On Equilibrium in Resource Markets with Scale Economies and Stochastic Prices, OxCarre Working Papers (2011) View citations (4) (2011)

2011

35. Are CEOs expected utility maximizers?
    Journal of Econometrics, 2011, 162, (1), 114-123 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Are ceos expected utility maximizers?, Artefactual Field Experiments (2010) View citations (1) (2010)
36. Co-optimization of enhanced oil recovery and carbon sequestration
    Resource and Energy Economics, 2011, 33, (4), 893-912 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Co-optimization of Enhanced Oil Recovery and Carbon Sequestration, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (6) (2009)
37. Eco-Labeling and Market Equilibria with Noisy Certification Tests
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2011, 48, (4), 537-560 View citations (40)
38. On stockpiling natural resources
    Resource and Energy Economics, 2011, 33, (2), 398-409 View citations (5)

2009

39. Certification of Socially Responsible Behavior: Eco-Labels and Fair-Trade Coffee
    Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization, 2009, 7, (2), 21 View citations (5)

2008

40. Cooperation in the commons with unobservable actions
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2008, 55, (1), 37-51 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Cooperation in the Commons with Unobservable Actions, Working Papers (2007) (2007)

2006

41. Cooperation in the commons
    Economic Theory, 2006, 29, (1), 71-88 View citations (18)
42. Experimental Duopoly in the Classroom
    Journal of Industrial Organization Education, 2006, 1, (1), 1-13

2005

43. Investigating Risky Choices Over Losses Using Experimental Data
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2005, 31, (2), 187-215 View citations (27)
44. Passenger Leaks and the Fate of Small Community Air Service
    Economic Inquiry, 2005, 43, (4), 785-794 View citations (14)
45. What motivates membership in non-renewable resource cartels?: The case of OPEC
    Resource and Energy Economics, 2005, 27, (4), 321-342 View citations (7)

2003

46. Betting on Extinction: Endangered Species and Speculation
    Land Economics, 2003, 79, (4), 460-471
47. Shareholder intervention, managerial resistance, and corporate control: a Nash equilibrium approach
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2003, 43, (3), 466-482

2002

48. In Support of Trigger Strategies: Experimental Evidence from Two‐Person Noncooperative Games
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2002, 11, (4), 685-716 View citations (12)
49. Strategic Preemption in a Common Property Resource: A Continuous Time Approach
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2002, 23, (3), 255-278 View citations (10)

2001

50. Dynamic learning in a two-person experimental game
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2001, 25, (9), 1305-1344 View citations (7)
51. Minimum wages and information
    Journal of Economics and Business, 2001, 53, (2-3), 153-170
52. Nonrenewable Resources with Switching Costs
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2001, 42, (1), 65-81 View citations (34)
53. Optimal Institutional Arrangements for Transboundary Pollutants in a Second-Best World: Evidence from a Differential Game with Asymmetric Players
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2001, 42, (3), 277-296 View citations (71)

2000

54. An experimental evaluation of strategic preemption
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2000, 18, (1), 107-135 View citations (4)
55. Vertical integration and collusive incentives: an experimental analysis
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2000, 18, (3), 471-496 View citations (11)

1999

56. Information Sharing and Tacit Collusion in Laboratory Duopoly Markets
    Economic Inquiry, 1999, 37, (2), 258-81 View citations (23)
57. Spatial aspects of pollution control when pollutants have synergistic effects: Evidence from a differential game with asymmetric information
    The Annals of Regional Science, 1999, 33, (4), 439-452 View citations (4)

1998

58. An experimental analysis of subgame perfect play: the entry deterrence game
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1998, 37, (4), 443-462 View citations (16)
59. On the welfare effects of mergers: Short run vs. long run
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 1998, 38, (1), 1-24 View citations (5)

1997

60. Information And Cost Asymmetry In Experimental Duopoly Markets
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1997, 79, (2), 290-299 View citations (45)
61. Mitigating the Tragedy of the Commons through Cooperation: An Experimental Evaluation
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1997, 34, (2), 148-172 View citations (51)
62. The Optimal Number of Firms in the Commons: A Dynamic Approach
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1997, 30, (4), 1143-60 View citations (29)

1996

63. Market Regulation and Multimarket Rivalry
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1996, 27, (3), 596-617 View citations (20)

1994

64. Entry Deterrence in the Commons
    International Economic Review, 1994, 35, (2), 507-25 View citations (24)
65. Imperfect Product Testing and Market Size
    International Economic Review, 1994, 35, (1), 61-86 View citations (22)

1992

66. Duopoly Behavior in Asymmetric Markets: An Experimental Evaluation
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1992, 74, (4), 662-70 View citations (84)
67. Mutual Forbearance in Experimental Conglomerate Markets
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1992, 23, (3), 395-414 View citations (27)

1991

68. The role of gender in a non-cooperative game
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1991, 15, (2), 215-235 View citations (52)

1989

69. Exploration information and AEC regulation of the domestic uranium industry
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1989, 13, (3), 421-448 View citations (8)

1988

70. Expectations, the commons, and optimal group size
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1988, 15, (1), 99-110 View citations (11)

1987

71. Investigations Concerning the Dynamics of Consumer Behavior in Uncertain Environments
    Economic Inquiry, 1987, 25, (4), 549-64 View citations (3)

1986

72. Cherries, Lemons, and the FTC, Revisited [The Market for 'Lemons'] [Cherries, Lemons, and the FTC: Minimum Quality Standards in the Retail Used Automobile Industry]
    Economic Inquiry, 1986, 24, (2), 363-65 View citations (1)
73. Exploration, information, and regulation in an exhaustible mineral industry
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1986, 13, (2), 153-166 View citations (12)
74. The Commons and the Optimal Number of Firms
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1986, 101, (3), 641-646 View citations (26)

1985

75. Learning from exploration information: The case of uranium
    Resources and Energy, 1985, 7, (3), 243-257 View citations (5)

Chapters

2020

1. Jumps in Energy Commodity Markets
   Chapter 9 in HANDBOOK OF ENERGY FINANCE Theories, Practices and Simulations, 2020, pp 215-229

2013

2. The prisoner’s dilemma as intergroup game: an experimental investigation
   Chapter 16 in Handbook on Experimental Economics and the Environment, 2013, pp 458-481 View citations (2)