Kenneth A. Baerenklau
Kenneth A. Baerenklau
Associate Professor of Environmental Economics & Policy and Associate Dean of the Graduate Division
Academic Degrees:
- Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2002
- M.S. Stanford University, 1995
- B.S. Stanford University 1993
Specialization:
- Nonpoint source pollution control
- Conservation technology adoption
- Non-market valuation
- Land use and habitat conservation
Research Group:
Representative Publications:
- Baerenklau, K.A. 2010. “A Latent Class Approach to Modeling Endogenous Spatial Sorting in Zonal Recreation Demand Models.” Land Economics 86(4): 800-816.
- Baerenklau, K.A., A. González-Cabán, C. Paez, and E. Chavez, 2010. “Spatial Allocation of Forest Recreation Value.” Journal of Forest Economics 16: 113-126.
- Cutter, W.B., K.A. Baerenklau, A. DeWoody, R. Sharma and J. Lee, 2008. “Costs and Benefits of Capturing Urban Runoff with Competitive Bidding for Decentralized BMPs.” Water Resources Research 44, W09410, doi:10.1029/2007WR006343. Appendix A. Appendix B.
- Baerenklau, K.A., N. Nergis and K. Schwabe, 2008. “Effects of Nutrient Restrictions on Confined Animal Facilities: Insights from a Structural Model.” Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 56(2): 219-241.
- Baerenklau, K.A. and K.C. Knapp, 2007. “Dynamics of Agricultural Technology Adoption: Age Structure, Reversibility and Uncertainty.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 89(1): 190-201.
- Knapp, K.C. and K.A. Baerenklau, 2006. “Groundwater Quantity and Quality Management: Agricultural Production and Aquifer Salinization over Long Time Scales.” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 31(3): 616-641.
- Baerenklau, K.A. and B. Provencher, 2005. “Static Modeling of Dynamic Recreation Behavior: Implications for Prediction and Welfare Estimation.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 50(3): 617-636.
Courses Taught:
- ENSC/ECON 006 - Introduction to Environmental Economics
- ENSC/ECON 143A - Environmental Economics
- ENSC 191 - Professional Development
- ECON 207 - Environmental Economics
Graduate Program Affiliations and Research Focus Areas:
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Research Focus Areas
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Program
- Environmental Sciences
- Economics
Honors and Awards
- Editorial Board Member, Land Economics, 2009-present.
- Editorial Council Member, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2009-present.
- Outstanding Dissertation Award (Honorable Mention), American Agricultural Economics Association, 2003.
- Outstanding Dissertation Award, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2003.
- University Dissertator Fellowship, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2001-2002.
- Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association Travel Fellowship, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2001.
- Vilas Professional Development Fellowship, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1999 and 2001.
- Science to Achieve Results Fellowship, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1998-2001.
- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Fellowship, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1996-1997.
- Shell Foundation Fellowship, Department of Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1993.
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