Peer-reviewed publications

• Sampriti Sarkar, Frank Lupi. "The Two-Edged Sword of Altruism in Willingness to Pay for Water Infrastructure and Affordability Programs". Environmental & Resource Economics, 89, 8 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-026-01067-4 

Replication: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/5RLPG7 

• 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 

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• 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

Replication:  https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/2WQUN7 

Working Papers

• "Benefits, Costs, and Affordability of Frequent PFAS Testing in Public Water Systems",  Sampriti Sarkar*, Frank Lupi (Under review, draft available on request)

• "Household adoption of best management practices for private water wells and septic tanks" with Frank Lupi (Submitted, 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

• "Yield response to phosphorus under time, space, and manaement practices: evidence from midwestern fields" with Frank Lupi, Lydia Price, and Bruno Basso

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