Peer-reviewed publications
Sampriti Sarkar, Frank Lupi, Bruno Basso. 2025. "Farmers’ management of phosphorus fertilizer in cornfields: evidence from farmers’ survey in Michigan". Agricultural & Environmental Letters, 10, e70014. https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.70014
Sarkar, Sampriti, Frank Lupi, Lydia Price, and Bruno Basso. 2024. “Corn Yield Response to Phosphorus Fertilizer in Michigan: A Metamodeling Approach for Phosphorus Management Policies.” Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 18 (December):101410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101410.
Sampriti Sarkar, Molly Sears, Preet Lal, Frank Lupi. "2024. “ Evaluating the impact of fertilizer and crop prices on phosphorus concentrations in Great Lakes watersheds.” Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaa2.145
Working Papers
"The two-edged sword of altruism in willingness to pay for water infrastructure and affordability programs", Sampriti Sarkar*, Frank Lupi (Under review, draft available on request)
"Benefits, Costs, and Affordability of Frequent PFAS Testing in Public Water Systems", Sampriti Sarkar*, Frank Lupi (Under review, draft available on request)
Work in progress
"Improving Nitrogen use efficiency in U.S. agriculture: closing the practice gap" with Molly Sears and Sat Darshan
"Evaluating Riparian Buffer Efficacy Using Geospatial Data: Evidence from Minnesota" with Xin Lan and Zhimeng Jiang
"The Social Welfare Tradeoffs of Road Salt: Evidence from Spatial Panel Models and Hydrological Networks" with Nilesh Shinde
"Altruistic preferences and farmers’ adoption of climate-smart agricultural technology" with Myat Thida Win and Mywish Maredia
Extension publications and articles
Sarkar, S., C. Zulauf, F. Lupi and B. Basso. "Optimizing Phosphorus Fertilizer Use: Evidence from Michigan Corn Production." farmdoc daily (15):146, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 13, 2025. Permalink
"Addressing the challenges for water for all: Insights from MSU researchers", Michigan State University Water Alliance. Link
"Farmer perceptions are important for phosphorus fertilizer management" CSA News science brief. Link
Sarkar, Sampriti, Frank Lupi, Molly Sears. “How fertilizer and corn prices impact phosphorus pollution in 2025 the Great Lakes”, Michigan Ag Economist newsletter, Issue 3, Spring 2025