About
James L. Smith is Professor Emeritus at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where he held the Cary M. Maguire Chair in Oil and Gas Management for 23 years before retiring in 2018. Specializing in energy studies since earning his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1977, Dr. Smith has been a prolific researcher and author. His publications on OPEC, energy markets, real options, auction theory, and the oil and gas industry has appeared in numerous academic and trade journals, including the American Economic Review, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Economic Journal, Journal of Economic Theory, The Energy Journal, Mathematical Geology, Oil and Gas Journal, and World Oil. Dr. Smith is a past president of the International Association for Energy Economics and the recipient of the association’s 2024 award for Outstanding Contributions to the Profession. In addition, Dr. Smith served for 16 years as Co-Editor of The Energy Journal.