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Catherine L. Kling

Catherine L. Kling

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
52
Citations
11872
World Ranking
1258
National Ranking
761

Catherine L. Kling publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine L. Kling sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 345 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Catherine L. Kling D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine L. Kling sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Catherine L. Kling is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research spans key areas within economics, econometrics, and environmental science, with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches combining economic valuation with environmental policy and science.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Environmental Science

In terms of subfields, their work primarily addresses:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Ecology
  • Sociology and Political Science

Their research also covers various topics, such as:

  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Housing Market and Economics
  • Water resources management and optimization
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kling demonstrate a focus on environmental economics and ecosystem management:

  • "Governance in the Face of Extreme Events: Lessons from Evolutionary Processes for Structuring Interventions, and the Need to Go Beyond," 2021, published in Ecosystems
  • "The Economics of Nutrient Pollution from Agriculture," 2023, published in Annual Review of Resource Economics
  • "Valuing Water Quality in the United States Using a National Dataset on Property Values," 2023, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Revealed Preference Methods for Nonmarket Valuation: An Introduction to Best Practices," 2020, published in Review of Environmental Economics and Policy
  • "Measuring the Social Benefits of Water Quality Improvements to Support Regulatory Objectives: Progress and Future Directions," 2023, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • David A. Keiser
  • Yongjie Ji
  • Daniel J. Phaneuf
  • Stephen Polasky
  • Kathleen Segerson

The publication venues frequently chosen by Kling include:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Land Economics
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Review of Environmental Economics and Policy

Kling's contributions to the field have been recognized through election as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2015.

Best Publications

  • The measurement of environmental and resource values : theory and methods

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  • From Exxon to BP: Has Some Number Become Better Than No Number?

    Catherine L. Kling;Daniel J. Phaneuf;Jinhua Zhao

  • Estimating the value of water quality improvements in a recreational demand framework

    Nancy E. Bockstael;W. Michael Hanemann;Catherine L. Kling

  • Market Integration, Efficiency of Arbitrage, and Imperfect Competition: Methodology and Application to U.S. Celery

    Richard J. Sexton;Catherine L. Kling;Hoy F. Carman

  • Bankable permits for the control of environmental pollution

    Catherine Kling;Catherine Kling;Jonathan Rubin;Jonathan Rubin

  • Recreational demand for clean water: evidence from geotagged photographs by visitors to lakes

    Bonnie L. Keeler;Spencer A. Wood;Spencer A. Wood;Stephen Polasky;Catherine L. Kling

  • Nonlinear Income Effects in Random Utility Models

    Joseph Herriges;Catherine Kling

  • Nonlinear Income Effects in Random Utility Models

    Joseph A. Herriges;Catherine L. Kling

  • Estimation and Welfare Calculations in a Generalized Corner Solution Model with an Application to Recreation Demand

    Daniel J. Phaneuf;Catherine L. Kling;Joseph A. Herriges

  • Role of economics in analyzing the environment and sustainable development.

    Stephen Polasky;Stephen Polasky;Catherine L. Kling;Catherine L. Kling;Simon Asher Levin;Simon Asher Levin;Simon Asher Levin;Stephen R. Carpenter;Stephen R. Carpenter

  • From Microlevel Decisions to Landscape Changes: An Assessment of Agricultural Conservation Policies

    JunJie Wu;Richard M. Adams;Catherine Kling;Katsuya Tanaka

  • From Microlevel Decisions to Landscape Changes: An Assessment of Agricultural Conservation Policies

    JunJie Wu;Richard M. Adams;Catherine L. Kling;Katsuya Tanaka

  • What are the consequences of consequentiality

    Joseph Herriges;Catherine L. Kling;Chih-Chen Liu;Justin Tobias

  • Water Markets and Water Quality

    Marca Weinberg;Marca Weinberg;Catherine L. Kling;James E. Wilen

  • Green Subsidies in Agriculture: Estimating the Adoption Costs of Conservation Tillage from Observed Behavior

    Lyubov A. Kurkalova;Catherine L. Kling;Jinhua Zhao

  • The Economics of Dead Zones: Causes, Impacts, Policy Challenges, and a Model of the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone

    Sergey Rabotyagov;Catherine Kling;Philip Gassman;Nancy Rabalais

  • Valuing Water Quality as a Function of Water Quality Measures

    Kevin J. Egan;Joseph A. Herriges;Catherine L. Kling;John A. Downing

  • The Efficiency of Sequestering Carbon in Agricultural Soils

    Gregory R. Pautsch;Lyubov A. Kurkalova;Bruce A. Babcock;Catherine L. Kling

  • Least-cost control of agricultural nutrient contributions to the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone

    Sergey Rabotyagov;Todd Campbell;Manoj Jha;Philip W. Gassman

  • Combining Revealed and Stated Preferences: Consistency Tests and Their Interpretations

    Christopher Azevedo;Joseph A. Herriges;Catherine L. Kling

  • The Implications of Model Specification for Welfare Estimation in Nested Logit Models

    Catherine L. Kling;Cynthia J. Thomson

  • A new explanation for the WTP/WTA disparity

    Jinhua Zhao;Catherine L. Kling

  • Willingness-to-Pay, Compensating Variation, and the Cost of Commitment

    Jinhua Zhao;Catherine L. Kling

  • AJAE appendix for “Valuing Water Quality as a Function of Water Quality Measures”

    Kevin J. Egan;Joseph A. Herriges;Catherine L. Kling;John A. Downing

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph A. Herriges
Joseph A. Herriges Michigan State University
Philip W. Gassman
Philip W. Gassman Iowa State University
John A. Downing
John A. Downing University of Minnesota
Richard J. Sexton
Richard J. Sexton University of California, Davis
Raymond W. Arritt
Raymond W. Arritt Iowa State University
Bruce A. Babcock
Bruce A. Babcock University of California, Riverside
Daniel Sperling
Daniel Sperling University of Haifa
Richard Lowrance
Richard Lowrance Agricultural Research Service
Hans W. Paerl
Hans W. Paerl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nancy N. Rabalais
Nancy N. Rabalais Louisiana State University

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