Luba Kurkalova's web page

Academic Background

Economic and environmental co-benefits of carbon sequestration in agricultural soils: retiring land in the Upper Mississippi river basin: Authors: Feng, H., L.A. Kurkalova, C.L. Kling, and P.W. Gassman
Climatic Change , 80(1-2), pp. 91-107, 2007
[ Link to paper]
The cost of clean water: assessing agricultural pollution reduction at the watershed scale: Authors: Secchi, S., P.W. Gassman, M. Jha, L.A. Kurkalova, H. Feng, T. Campbell, and C.L. Kling
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation , 62(1), pp. 10-21, 2007
[ Link to abstract]
Environmental conservation in agriculture: land retirement vs. changing practices on working land: Authors: Feng, H., L.A. Kurkalova, C.L. Kling, and P.W. Gassman
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management , 52(2) (September 2006), pp. 600-614, 2006
[ Link to abstract]
[Link to complete list of publications]

Canadian Agricultural Economics Society Award for Outstanding Journal Article, 2006-2007: for the article Kurkalova, L., C. Kling and J. Zhao "Green Subsidies in Agriculture: Estimating the Adoption Costs of Conservation Tillage from Observed Behavior" Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 54:247-267. (June 2006 issue).
[ Link to award announcement] [ Link to award description]

Changing societal attitudes towards water scarcity: ethanol production and increasing groundwater depletion of the Ogallala aquifer: PI: J. Edwards (NCA&T State U), co-PIs: L.A. Kurkalova, G.R. Pumphrey (Angelo State U), and L. Barbato (Texas Tech U).
$747,528 from NSF, 2008-2011.
[ Link to abstract]

Expansion of ethanol production: evaluation of costs and benefits to rural communities in the Upper Mississippi River Basin: PI: L.A. Kurkalova, co-PIs: C.L. Kling, A. Carriquiry, D. Otto, S. Secchi, P.W. Gassman, and M. Jha (all at Iowa State U).
$676,700 from USDOE/USDA, 2007-2010.
[ Link to abstract]

Synthesis and analysis of 13 CSREES CEAP projects: PI: J. Boll (U Idaho), co-PIs: L.A. Kurkalova, R.L. Mahler (U Idaho), T.S. Steenhuis (Cornell U), G. Vellidis (U Georgia), and J.D. Wilhorst (U Idaho).
$420,300 from USDOE/CSREES, 2007-2010.
[ Link to USDA/CSREES National Water Program web page]

Economics and environmental impacts of production and transportation of crop residues as bioenergy feedstocks: PI: M.L. Burkey (NCA&T State U), senior research personnel: L.A. Kurkalova, S.P. Holland (UNCG), and A. Shahbazi (NCA&T State U).
$132,000, UNC Research Competitiveness Grant, 2007-2008.
[ Link to project web page]

The cost and availability of corn stover for co-firing: a study of North Carolina coal-fired power plants: Authors: M.L. Burkey, S.P. Holland, S. Secchi, L.A. Kurkalova, and P.W. Gassman
Presented at 2008 AAEA Meetings, Orlando, FL, 07/2008
[ Link to poster]

Land use change and edge-of-field water quality impacts of expanded biofuels production: Authors: S. Secchi, L.A. Kurkalova, P.W. Gassman, C.E. Hart, and C. L. Kling
Presented at 2008 National Water Conference, Sparks, NV, 02/2008
[ Link to poster]

The Boone river watershed modeling framework: a common land unit approach for constructing model simulation scenarios: Authors: P.W. Gassman, S. Secchi, M. Jha, T. Campbell, L.A. Kurkalova, and C. L. Kling
Presented at 2008 National Water Conference, Sparks, NV, 02/2008
[ Link to poster]