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Kenneth A. Baerenklau
Associate Professor of Environmental Policy and Associate Environmental Economist
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
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Representative Publications:
- Cutter, W.B., K.A. Baerenklau, A. DeWoody and J. Lee, 2008. Costs and Benefits of Capturing Urban Runoff with Competitive Bidding for Decentralized BMPs. Forthcoming in Water Resources Research. Appendix A. Appendix B.
- Baerenklau, K.A., N. Nergis, and K.A. Schwabe, 2008. Effects of Nutrient Restrictions on Confined Animal Facilities: Insights from a Structural Dynamic Model. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 56(2): 219-241.
- Schwabe, K.A., P.W. Schumann, K.A. Baerenklau, and N. Nergis, 2008. Fundamentals of Estimating the Net Benefits of Ecosystem Preservation: The Case of the Salton Sea. Hydrobiologia 604: 181-195.
- Baerenklau, K.A. and K.C. Knapp, 2006. Dynamics of Agricultural Technology Adoption: Age Structure, Reversibility and Uncertainty. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 89(1): 190-201.
- Baerenklau, K.A., 2005. Cost-effectiveness of the Conservation Reserve Program: Discussion. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 87(5): 1256-1257.
- 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.
- Provencher, B. and K.A. Baerenklau, 2005. An Exposition of Structural Estimation of Discrete Dynamic Decision Processes. Chapter 15 (pp.295-315) in Applications of Simulation Methods in Environmental and Resource Economics, eds. R. Scarpa and A. Alberini. Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
- Baerenklau, K.A., 2005. Some Simulation Results for a Green Insurance Mechanism. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 30(1): 94-108.
Courses Taught:
- ENSC/ECON 006 - Introduction to Environmental Economics
- ENSC 191 - Professional Development
- ECON 207 - Environmental Economics
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Honors and Awards
- 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, Shell Corporation and Stanford University, 1993.
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