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Price Discontinuities In The Market For Rins, Charles F. Mason, Neil A. Wilmot Dec 2015

Price Discontinuities In The Market For Rins, Charles F. Mason, Neil A. Wilmot

Charles F Mason

No abstract provided.


The Economics Of Shale Gas Development, Charles F. Mason, Lucija A. Muehlenbachs, Sheila M. Olmstead Oct 2015

The Economics Of Shale Gas Development, Charles F. Mason, Lucija A. Muehlenbachs, Sheila M. Olmstead

Charles F Mason

No abstract provided.


On The Strategic Use Of Border Tax Adjustments As A Second-Best Climate Policy Measure, Charles F. Mason, Edward B. Barbier, Victoria Umanskaya Jul 2015

On The Strategic Use Of Border Tax Adjustments As A Second-Best Climate Policy Measure, Charles F. Mason, Edward B. Barbier, Victoria Umanskaya

Charles F Mason

No abstract provided.


Pipeline Congestion And Basis Differentials, Matthew E. Oliver, Charles F. Mason, David C. Finnoff Nov 2014

Pipeline Congestion And Basis Differentials, Matthew E. Oliver, Charles F. Mason, David C. Finnoff

Charles F Mason

No abstract provided.


Jumps In Natural Gas Prices: Implications For Infrastructure, Charles F. Mason, Neil A. Wilmot Nov 2014

Jumps In Natural Gas Prices: Implications For Infrastructure, Charles F. Mason, Neil A. Wilmot

Charles F Mason

No abstract provided.


The Economics Of Co2 Sequestration Through Enhanced Oil Recovery, Klaas T. Van 'T Veld, Charles F. Mason, Andrew Leach Nov 2013

The Economics Of Co2 Sequestration Through Enhanced Oil Recovery, Klaas T. Van 'T Veld, Charles F. Mason, Andrew Leach

Charles F Mason

No abstract provided.


The Additionality Problem With Offsets: Optimal Contracts For Carbon Sequestration In Forests, Charles F. Mason, Andrew J. Plantinga Jun 2013

The Additionality Problem With Offsets: Optimal Contracts For Carbon Sequestration In Forests, Charles F. Mason, Andrew J. Plantinga

Charles F Mason

No abstract provided.


The Economics Of Eco-Labeling: Theory And Empirical Implications, Charles F. Mason Mar 2013

The Economics Of Eco-Labeling: Theory And Empirical Implications, Charles F. Mason

Charles F Mason

No abstract provided.


Jump Processes In The Market For Crude Oil, Neil Wilmot, Charles Mason Dec 2012

Jump Processes In The Market For Crude Oil, Neil Wilmot, Charles Mason

Charles F Mason

In many commodity markets, the arrival of new information leads to unexpectedly rapid changes—or jumps—in commodity prices. Such arrivals suggest the assumption that log-return relatives are normally distributed may hold. Combined with time-varying volatility, the possibility of jumps offers a potential explanation for fat tails in oil price returns. This article investigates the potential presence of jumps and time-varying volatility in the spot price of crude oil and in futures prices. The investigation is carried out over three data frequencies (Monthly, Weekly, Daily), which allows for an investigation of temporal properties. Employing likelihood ratio tests to compare among four stochastic …


Uranium And Nuclear Power: The Role Of Exploration Information In Framing Public Policy, Charles F. Mason Dec 2012

Uranium And Nuclear Power: The Role Of Exploration Information In Framing Public Policy, Charles F. Mason

Charles F Mason

No abstract provided.


On Equilibrium In Resource Markets With Scale Economies And Stochastic Prices, Charles Mason Dec 2011

On Equilibrium In Resource Markets With Scale Economies And Stochastic Prices, Charles Mason

Charles F Mason

In this paper, I show the existence and the characteristics of equilibrium in a non-renewable resource market where extraction costs are non-convex and market price is subject to stochastic shocks, an empirically relevant setting. In my model firms may be motivated to hold inventories to facilitate production smoothing, which allows them to continue producing at a smooth pace at any instant when extraction ceases, e.g. when reserves are exhausted. This aspect of the model then supports a competitive equilibrium in the presence of non-convex costs. Casual empirical evidence is provided that supports the central features of my model for a …


Eco-Labeling And Market Equilibria With Noisy Certification Tests, Charles F. Mason Mar 2011

Eco-Labeling And Market Equilibria With Noisy Certification Tests, Charles F. Mason

Charles F Mason

No abstract provided.


Economic Co-Optimization Of Enhanced Oil Recovery And Carbon Sequestration, Andrew Leach, Charles Mason, Klaas Van 'T Veld Dec 2010

Economic Co-Optimization Of Enhanced Oil Recovery And Carbon Sequestration, Andrew Leach, Charles Mason, Klaas Van 'T Veld

Charles F Mason

In this paper, we present an economic analysis of CO2-enhanced oil recovery (EOR). This technique entails injection of CO2 into mature oil fields in a manner that reduces the oil’s viscosity, thereby enhancing the rate of extraction. As part of this process, significant quantities of CO2 remain sequestered in the reservoir. If CO2 emissions are regulated, oil producers using EOR should therefore be able to earn revenues from sequestration as well as from oil production. We develop a theoretical framework that analyzes the dynamic co-optimization of oil extraction and CO2 sequestration, through the producer’s choice of the fraction of CO2 …


Nonrenewable Resources With Switching Costs, Charles F. Mason Jan 2001

Nonrenewable Resources With Switching Costs, Charles F. Mason

Charles F Mason

No abstract provided.


Mitigating The Tragedy Of The Commons Through Cooperation: An Experimental Evaluation, Charles F. Mason, Owen R. Phillips Sep 1997

Mitigating The Tragedy Of The Commons Through Cooperation: An Experimental Evaluation, Charles F. Mason, Owen R. Phillips

Charles F Mason

No abstract provided.


The Optimal Number Of Firms In The Commons: A Dynamic Approach, Charles F. Mason, Stephen Polasky Jan 1997

The Optimal Number Of Firms In The Commons: A Dynamic Approach, Charles F. Mason, Stephen Polasky

Charles F Mason

No abstract provided.


Entry Deterrence In The Commons, Charles F. Mason, Stephen Polasky Apr 1994

Entry Deterrence In The Commons, Charles F. Mason, Stephen Polasky

Charles F Mason

No abstract provided.