Catherine L. Kling
University Fellow
Catherine L. Kling is a Tisch University Professor in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and Faculty Director at the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Cornell University. She is past Director of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University where she also held the President's Chair in Environmental Economics. She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2015.
Kling has published nearly 100 refereed journal articles and books chapters which have received over 8000 (google scholar) citations and is the editor of the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy. She specializes in the economic valuation of ecosystem services and integrated assessment modeling for water quality modeling. Her research program has received over $7 million in funding from the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Agriculture, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the US Environmental Protection Agency, among others.
Kling chairs the Water Science and Technology Board of the National Academy of Sciences and has been a member of six National Research Council studies. She served as president of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, has held editorial positions at ten economics journals, and has received seven awards from professional associations for her research. She is an elected Fellow of the Association of Environmental and Resources Economists, the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, and a University Fellow at Resources for the Future. She served for ten years on EPA’s Science Advisory Board.
Education
- PhD, University of Maryland, 1986
- BBA, University of Iowa, 1981
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Workshop — Mar 13, 2020
Adding Mitigation Certainty to a US Carbon Tax: A Workshop on the REEP Symposium (Postponed)
Adding Mitigation Certainty to a US Carbon Tax: A Workshop on the REEP Symposium (Postponed)
Resources Radio — Sep 17, 2019
Market Solutions for Water Pollution, with Cathy Kling
Daniel Raimi and Cathy Kling discuss algae blooms occurring across the US and their connection to unregulated nutrient runoff from agricultural land.
Resources Magazine — May 16, 2019
The Social Cost of Water Pollution
The Social Cost of Water Pollution
Media Highlight — Mar 26, 2019
Ex-Sen. Landrieu, economics experts join energy nonprofit
Ex-Sen. Landrieu, economics experts join energy nonprofit
Workshop — Dec 4, 2018
Measuring the Cost: Exploring the Impacts of Water Pollution
Measuring the Cost: Exploring the Impacts of Water Pollution
Workshop — Apr 1, 2010
Water Quality Trading for Agricultural Nonpoint Sources: Using Genetic Algorithms to Design Efficient Solutions
Water Quality Trading for Agricultural Nonpoint Sources: Using Genetic Algorithms to Design Efficient Solutions
Workshop — Mar 13, 2020
Adding Mitigation Certainty to a US Carbon Tax: A Workshop on the REEP Symposium (Postponed)
Adding Mitigation Certainty to a US Carbon Tax: A Workshop on the REEP Symposium (Postponed)
Resources Radio — Sep 17, 2019
Market Solutions for Water Pollution, with Cathy Kling
Daniel Raimi and Cathy Kling discuss algae blooms occurring across the US and their connection to unregulated nutrient runoff from agricultural land.
Resources Magazine — May 16, 2019
The Social Cost of Water Pollution
The Social Cost of Water Pollution
Press Release — Jun 17, 2015
RFF Announces Three New University Fellows
RFF Announces Three New University Fellows
Media Highlight — Mar 26, 2019
Ex-Sen. Landrieu, economics experts join energy nonprofit
Ex-Sen. Landrieu, economics experts join energy nonprofit
Press Release — Mar 25, 2019
Resources for the Future Announces Three New Board Members
Resources for the Future Announces Three New Board Members