Mark Agerton
markagerton.bsky.social
Mark Agerton
@markagerton.bsky.social
🎓 Excited to share our 2025-26 job market candidates from UC Davis Agricultural & Resource Economics!

Please consider them for your open positions!

are.ucdavis.edu/phd/job-cand...

#EconJobMarket #Economics #PhD

@wenjie-zhan.bsky.social
@thjchen.bsky.social
@rachelejones.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 5:30 AM
🧵 NEW RESEARCH with Eric Lewis and @dioenescfg.bsky.social!

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.

PAPER: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...
Seller Commitment to Reserve Prices: Revenue Implications for Federal Mineral Auctions *
We study the impact of seller commitment in US federal auctions for mineral rights. These featured binding reserve prices but allowed secondary sales, called no
dx.doi.org
July 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
@ucdavis.bsky.social Dept of #AgEcon is excited to announce our '25-26 #jobmarket candidates. These 16 #PhD students are doing great research in #agriculture, #development, #environment, #energy, #health, and #labor. Many presenting at #AAEA2025 in Denver July 27-29! are.ucdavis.edu/phd/job-cand...
July 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM