Academic Background

BS Education,  Divine Word of Calapan
MA Education, Divine Word of Calapan
MA International Development,International University of Japan
PhD International Development Studies, Ruhr University of Bochum

Research Interest

  • Environmental Economics
  • Resource and Energy Economics
  • Nature-Based Solutions
  • Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
  • Sustainability
  • Dynamic Optimization

Recent Publications

1. Agaton, C.B. & Collera, A. A. (2022). Now or later? Optimal timing of mangrove rehabilitation under climate change uncertainty. Forest Ecology and Management, 503, 119739.


2. Cueto, L.J., Frisnedi, A.F.D., Collera, R.B., Batac, K.I.T. & Agaton, C.B. (2022). Digital Innovations in MSMEs during Economic Disruptions: Experiences and Challenges of Young Entrepreneurs. Administrative Sciences, 12(1), 8.


3. Agaton, C.B. (2021). Application of real options in carbon capture and storage literature: Valuation techniques and research hotspots. Science of the Total Environment, 148683.


4. Guno, C.S., Agaton,C.B., Villanueva, R.O., & Villanueva, R.O. (2021). Optimal Investment Strategy for Solar PV Integration in Residential Buildings: A Case Study in the Philippines. Int. J. Renew. Energy Dev, 10, 79-89.


5. Akerboom, S., Waldmann, S., Mukherjee, A., Agaton, C.B., Sanders, M., & Kramer, G.J. (2021). Different This Time? The Prospects of CCS in the Netherlands in the 2020s. Frontiers in Energy Research, 9, 193.


6. Collera, A. A., & Agaton, C.B. (2021). Opportunities for production and utilization of green hydrogen in the Philippines. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 11(5), 37-41.


7. Guno, C.S., Collera, A.A., & Agaton, C.B. (2021). Barriers and Drivers of Transition to Sustainable Public Transport in the Philippines. World Electric Vehicle Journal, 12(1), 46.


8. Agaton, C.B. & Cueto, L.J. (2021). Learning at home: Parents’ lived experiences on distance learning during COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education 10 (3), 901-911.


9. Cueto, L.J., & Agaton, C.B. (2021). Pandemic and typhoon: positive impacts of a double disaster on mental health of female students in the Philippines. Behavioral Sciences, 11(5), 64.


10. Batac, K.I.T., Baquiran, J.A., & Agaton, C.B. (2021). Qualitative Content Analysis of Teachers’ Perceptions and Experiences in Using Blended Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 20(6), 225-243.


11. Agaton, C.B., Guno, C.S., Villanueva, R.O., & Villanueva, R.O. (2020). Economic analysis of waste-to-energy investment in the Philippines: A real options approach. Applied Energy, 275, 115265.


12. Agaton, C.B., Collera, A.A., & Guno, C.S. (2020). Socio-economic and environmental analyses of sustainable public transport in the Philippines. Sustainability, 12(11), 4720.


13. Agaton, C.B., Guno, C.S., Villanueva, R.O., & Villanueva, R.O. (2019). Diesel or Electric Jeepney? A Case Study of Transport Investment in the Philippines Using the Real Options Approach. World Electric Vehicle Journal, 10(3), 51.


14. Agaton, C.B. (2019). A Real Options Approach to Renewable and Nuclear Energy Investments in the Philippine (Vol. 71). Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH.


15. Agaton, C.B., & Karl, H. (2018). A real options approach to renewable electricity generation in the Philippines. Energy, Sustainability and Society, 8(1), 1-9.


16. Agaton, C.B. (2018). To Import Coal or Invest in Renewables? A Real Options Approach to Energy Investments in the Philippines. In Transition Towards 100% Renewable Energy (pp. 1-10). Springer, Cham.


17. Agaton,C.B. (2018). Use coal or invest in renewables: a real options analysis of energy investments in the Philippines. Renewables: Wind, Water, and Solar, 5(1), 1-8.


18. Agaton, C.B. (2017). Real Options Analysis of Renewable Energy Investment Scenarios in the Philippines. Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development, 3(3), 284-292.


19. Agaton, C.B. (2017). Coal, Renewable, or Nuclear? A Real Options Approach to Energy Investments in the Philippines. International Journal of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Research, 6(2), 50-62.

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Email address

cbagaton@up.edu.ph