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Ben Gramig's research activities are focused primarily on environmental and natural resource economics. He has a strong interest in the interface between agriculture and the environment; his work is motivated by public policy and the role of human activity in environmental change. He is also focused on applied micro-economic theory and inter-disciplinary research that integrates economics with natural or physical sciences to analyze applied problems. His research interests center on decision making under uncertainty, information economics, climate change, markets for environmental goods and services, invasive species management, and spatial dimensions of environmental and natural resource management.

Selected Publications:

Gramig, B. M. and C.A. Wolf, Estimating within-herd preventive spillovers in livestock disease management (2007), American Journal of Agricultural Economics 89(5):1219-1225 (in press)

Horan, R.D., J.F. Shogren, and B.M. Gramig, Wildlife conservation payments to address habitat fragmentation and disease risks, Environment and Development Economics

Gramig, B.M., Utilizing contingent claims to improve CAFO management (2004), Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 36(2):297-312.