About me

As of July 1, 2026, Mark Agerton is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics and Business at Colorado School of Mines and a nonresident scholar at the Center for Energy Studies housed at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Agerton previously held an appointment in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis.

Agerton works on issues in energy, environmental, and resource economics. His recent work focuses on U.S. shale, decommissioning of oil and gas infrastructure, flaring, and methane emissions.

Agerton earned a Ph.D. in Economics from Rice University, an M.A. in Economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a B.A. in Spanish from Davidson College.