Charles F. Mason

University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance

H.A. True Chair in Petroleum and Natural Gas Economics

P.O. Box 3985

Laramie, WY 82071-3985

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The Economics of Shale Gas Development

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The Economics of Shale Gas Development

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 14-42-REV
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 14 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2015
Charles F. Mason, Lucija Muehlenbachs and Sheila M. Olmstead
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance, Resources for the Future and LBJ School of Public Affairs
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hydraulic fracturing, economic benefits, positive externalities, negative externalities, environmental impacts

The Economics of Shale Gas Development

FEEM Working Paper No. 017.2015
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 03 Mar 2015
Charles F. Mason, Lucija Muehlenbachs and Sheila M. Olmstead
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance, Resources for the Future and LBJ School of Public Affairs
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Hydraulic Fracturing, Economic Benefits, Positive Externalities, Negative Externalities, Environmental Impacts

The Economics of Shale Gas Development

Annual Review of Resource Economics, Vol. 7, Issue 1, pp. 269-289, 2015
Posted: 12 Oct 2015
Charles F. Mason, Lucija Muehlenbachs and Sheila M. Olmstead
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance, Resources for the Future and LBJ School of Public Affairs

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Non-Renewable Resource Cartels: Who's in the Club?

University of Wyoming Economics Working Paper No. 15
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 12 Mar 2000
Charles F. Mason and Stephen Polasky
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - Department of Applied Economics
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Vertical Market Power in Interconnected Natural Gas and Electricity Markets

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6687
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 17 Nov 2017
Levi Marks, Charles F. Mason, Kristina Mohlin and Matthew Zaragoza-Watkins
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance, Environmental Defense Fund and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR)
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vertical relations, pipelines, electricity markets

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Uncertainty, Information Sharing and Tacit Collusion in Laboratory Duopoly Markets

Univ. of Wyoming Economics & Finance WP No. 34
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 29 Oct 1998
Timothy N. Cason and Charles F. Mason
Purdue University - Krannert School of Management and University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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Optimal Institutional Arrangements for Transboundary Pollutants in a Second-Best World: Evidence from a Differential Game with Asymmetric Players

University of Wyoming Economics Working Paper No. 54
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Mar 2000
John A. List and Charles F. Mason
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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Collusion in Horizontally Connected Markets: Multimarket Producers as Conduits for Learning

University of Wyoming Economics & Finance Working Paper No. 2000-8
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 13 Mar 2001
Owen R. Phillips and Charles F. Mason
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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multi-market contact, experiments, collusion

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Uranium and Nuclear Power: The Role of Exploration Information in Framing Public Policy

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Uranium and Nuclear Power: The Role of Exploration Information in Framing Public Policy

USAEE Working Paper No. 13-104
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 23 Jan 2013
Charles F. Mason
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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Uranium and Nuclear Power: The Role of Exploration Information in Framing Public Policy

FEEM Working Paper No. 19.2013
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 16 Mar 2013
Charles F. Mason
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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Uranium, Nuclear Power, Exploration

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Cooperation on Climate-Change Mitigation

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5698
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 17 Feb 2016
Charles F. Mason, Stephen Polasky and Nori Tarui
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - Department of Applied Economics and University of Hawaii - Department of Economics
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international agreements, climate change, differential games

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In Support of Trigger Strategies: Experimental Evidence from Two-Person Non-Cooperative Games

Univ. of Wyoming Economics Working Paper No. 99-19
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 16 Apr 2001
Charles F. Mason and Owen R. Phillips
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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Trigger Strategies, Experiments, Cooperation

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Are CEOS Expected Utility Maximizers?

NBER Working Paper No. w15453
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 03 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2023
John A. List and Charles F. Mason
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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Contracting for Impure Public Goods: Carbon Offsets and Additionality

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Contracting for Impure Public Goods: Carbon Offsets and Additionality

FEEM Working Paper No. 13.2011
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 17 Feb 2011
Charles F. Mason and Andrew Plantinga
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and Oregon State University
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Carbon Sequestration, Incentive Contracting, Offsets, Additionality

Contracting for Impure Public Goods: Carbon Offsets and Additionality

NBER Working Paper No. w16963
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 25 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 08 May 2023
Charles F. Mason and Andrew Plantinga
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and Oregon State University
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An Experimental Evaluation of Strategic Preemption

University of Wyoming Working Paper No. 98-47
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 17 Sep 1998
Charles F. Mason and Owen R. Phillips
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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Energy Price Jumps, Fat Tails and Climate Policy

USAEE Working Paper No. 20-463
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 28 Jul 2020
Charles F. Mason and Neil A. Wilmot
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Minnesota - Duluth - Department of Economics
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Energy prices, jumps, fat tails, climate policy

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Jumps in the Convenience Yield of Crude Oil

USAEE Working Paper No. 20-424, Charles F. Mason, Neil A. Wilmot, Jumps in the convenience yield of crude oil, Resource and Energy Economics, Volume 60, 2020, 101163, ISSN 0928-7655, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reseneeco.2020.101163., Resource and Energy Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 16 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2024
Charles F. Mason and Neil A. Wilmot
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Minnesota - Duluth - Department of Economics
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Crude Oil, Convenience Yield, Jumps, GARCH

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The Transition to Renewable Energy

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6889
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 09 Apr 2018
Charles F. Mason and Rémi Morin Chassé
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Prince Edward Island
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sustainability, energy, resource use

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Jump Processes in Natural Gas Markets

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4604
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 20 Feb 2014
Charles F. Mason and Neil A. Wilmot
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Minnesota - Duluth - Department of Economics
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natural gas prices, jump diffusion, GARCH

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Why Do Firms Hold Oil Stockpiles?

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Why Do Firms Hold Oil Stockpiles?

FEEM Working Paper No. 100.2011
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 26 Jan 2012
Charles F. Mason
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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Petroleum Economics, Stochastic Dynamic Optimization

Why Do Firms Hold Oil Stockpiles?

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 Feb 2012
Charles F. Mason
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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Petroleum Economics, Stochastic Dynamic Optimization

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Climate Change and Migration: A Dynamic Model

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6148
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 01 Dec 2016
Charles F. Mason
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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Transboundary Pollution, Migration, Optimal Control

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Optimal Contracts for Discouraging Deforestation with Risk Averse Agents

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 7067
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Jul 2018
Charles F. Mason
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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incentive contracting, risk aversion, deforestation

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Co-Optimization of Enhanced Oil Recovery and Carbon Sequestration

NBER Working Paper No. w15035
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 03 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2023
Andrew Leach, Charles F. Mason and Klaas van 't Veld
University of Alberta - Department of Economics, University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Wyoming - Department of Economics
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Modeling Damages in Climate Policy Models: Temperature-Based or Carbon-Based?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5287
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 14 Apr 2015
Charles F. Mason and Neil A. Wilmot
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Minnesota - Duluth - Department of Economics
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climate change, damage function

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Public Policy Towards Offshore Oil Spills

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6584
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 24 Aug 2017
Charles F. Mason
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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public policy, oil spills, catastrophe

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Transboundary Externalities and Reciprocal Taxes: A Differential Game Approach

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6561
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 08 Aug 2017
Charles F. Mason
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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transboundary pollution, differential game, tariff, tax

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Volatility in Solar Renewable Energy Certificates: Jumps and Fat Tails

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Nov 2022
Charles F. Mason and Neil A. Wilmot
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Minnesota - Duluth - Department of Economics
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Geometric Brownian Motion, Jumps, Fat-tails, Solar credit prices

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An Experimental Analysis of the Complications in Colluding When Firms are Asymmetric

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 7047
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 18 Jul 2018
Charles F. Mason
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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asymmetric cartel, repeated game, experiments

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Public Policy Towards Offshore Oil Projects: Confronting Potential Deepwater Oil Spills

Number of pages: 1 Posted: 02 Feb 2024
Charles F. Mason
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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Public Policy, oil spills, catastrophe

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Imminent Entry and the Transition to Multimarket Rivalry in a Laboratory Setting

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5853
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 05 May 2016
Charles F. Mason and Owen R. Phillips
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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entry, rivalry, market experiments

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On Climate Fat Tails and Politics

CESifo Working Paper No. 10815
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 15 Dec 2023
Charles F. Mason and Neil A. Wilmot
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Minnesota - Duluth
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climate policy, temperature anomalies, fat tails, politics

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Analyzing the Risk of Transporting Crude Oil by Rail

NBER Working Paper No. w24299
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 25 May 2018 Last Revised: 25 May 2023
Charles F. Mason
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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Jumping Beans: Implications of Fat Tails in International Soybean Markets

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 26 Mar 2024
Charles F. Mason, Luca Taschini and Neil A. Wilmot
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance, University of Edinburgh Business School and University of Minnesota - Duluth - Department of Economics
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soybean prices, biofuels, jump diffusion, GARCH, investment under uncertainty

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Jumping Beans: Implications of Fat Tails in International Soybean and Biofuels Markets

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 20 Jan 2025
Charles F. Mason, Luca Taschini and Neil A. Wilmot
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance, University of Edinburgh Business School and University of Minnesota - Duluth - Department of Economics
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biofuels, jump diffusion, soybean prices, GARCH, investment under uncertainty

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Cooperation in the Commons with Unobservable Actions

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Vol. 55, No. 1, 2008
Posted: 05 May 2011
Nori Tarui, Charles F. Mason, Stephen Polasky and Gregory M. Ellis
University of Hawaii - Department of Economics, University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - Department of Applied Economics and Seattle University - Economics & Finance

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Common property resources, Renewable resources, Cooperation, Dynamic games, Worst perfect equilibrium; Subgame perfection, Unobservable actions

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Betting on Extinction: Endangered Species and Speculation

Land Economics, Vol. 79, No. 4, pp. 460-471, November 2003
Posted: 29 Sep 2006
Erwin H. Bulte, Charles F. Mason and Richard D. Horan
Tilburg University - Department of Economics, University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and Michigan State University - Department of Agricultural Economics

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What Motivates Membership in Non-Renewable Resource Cartels? The Case of Opec

Resource and Energy Economics, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 321- 342, November 2005
Posted: 22 Sep 2006
Charles F. Mason and Stephen Polasky
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - Department of Applied Economics

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Non-renewable resources; Cartel; OPEC

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Investigating Risky Choices Over Losses Using Experimental Data

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp.187-215, September 2005
Posted: 22 Sep 2006
Charles F. Mason, Jason F. Shogren, Chad Settle and John A. List
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming, University of Tulsa - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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risky decision-making, loss domain, experiments

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Dynamic Learning in a Two-Person Experimental Game

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Vol. 25, No. 9 , pp. 1305-1344, September 2001
Posted: 21 Sep 2006
Charles F. Mason and Owen R. Phillips
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance

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Learning, Experiments, Kalman filtering

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In Support of Trigger Strategies: Experimental Evidence from Two-Person Noncooperative Games

Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Vol. 11, p. 685, Winter 2002
Posted: 20 Sep 2006
Charles F. Mason and Owen R. Phillips
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance

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Cooperation in the Commons

Economic Theory, Vol. 29, pp. 71-88, 2006
Posted: 31 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 06 May 2011
Stephen Polasky, Nori Tarui, Gregory M. Ellis and Charles F. Mason
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - Department of Applied Economics, University of Hawaii - Department of Economics, Seattle University - Economics & Finance and University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance

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Common property resource, cooperation, dynamic game

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On the Welfare Effects of Mergers: Short Run vs Long Run

Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Vol. 38 No. 1, Spring 1998
Posted: 10 Apr 1998
Stephen Polasky and Charles F. Mason
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - Department of Applied Economics and University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance

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Market Regulation and Multimarket Rivalry

RAND JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, Vol. 27, No. 3
Posted: 11 Sep 1996
Owen R. Phillips and Charles F. Mason
University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance and University of Wyoming - College of Business - Department of Economics and Finance

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