Benjamin M. Gramig

Biography

Gramig works on interdisciplinary teams of social scientists, engineers, and climate and natural scientists to address agricultural, environmental and natural resource challenges faced by society. He uses survey-based methods and secondary data to understand human-environment interactions and behavioral responses to public policy and market-based incentives. Gramig also works with process-based biophysical models to find cost-effective strategies to address economic and environmental objectives at the farm and landscape scale. He is engaged in integrated research and public engagement efforts to inform decision making that is influenced by weather and climate variability at the farm and watershed scales.

Education

PhD Michigan State University, 2008
MS University Of Kentucky, 2004
BS University Of Kentucky, 2000

Research

• Sun, Shanxia; Gramig, Benjamin; Delgado, Michael. "Econometric evaluation of the impact of agricultural conservation on nonpoint source pollution: An application to the Wabash River watershed"American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 108.2 (2026): 518-541
• Hsieh, Hsin; Gramig, Benjamin. "The effect of the conservation stewardship program on ambient water quality in the Illinois river basin"Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 138 (2026): e103328
• Oh, Seojeong; Gramig, Benjamin. "Pay the polluter or polluter pays? A preliminary assessment of public preferences for water quality policy"Ecological Economics. 233 (2025): e108608
• Hsieh, Hsin; Gramig, Benjamin. "Estimating the impact of cover crop adoption on ambient nitrogen concentration in the upper Mississippi River drainage"Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 46.2 (2024): 609-626
• Oh, Seojeong; Gramig, Benjamin. "Valuing Ecosystem Services and Downstream Water Quality Improvement in the U.S. Corn Belt"Environmental and Resource Economics. 85 (2023): 823-872