AquaStoch

tracking research at the interface of Groundwater Hydrology, Game Theory, Finance and Stochastics.

This public website provides a one-stop comprehensive resource for researchers working on quantitative models of groundwater markets. We cover market design, empirical analysis, stochastic frameworks and economic perspectives on the emerging world of groundwater rights allocation, trading and usage tracking.

This website is actively maintained by Igor Cialenco and Mike Ludkovski.

news

Aug 24, 2026 Groundwater Management, Combating the Sinking Feeling to appear in Notices of AMS
Aug 02, 2026 New preprint on Pro-rata mechanisms in groundwater markets, by Cialenco, Ludkovski and Tekam Fongouo posted on Arxiv. See related blog post.
Jul 01, 2026 Cialenco and Ludkovski organize a thematic session at BFS Congress
May 25, 2026 New preprint on Multiperiod Groundwater Markets, by Cialenco and Ludkovski posted on Arxiv. See related blog post.
Apr 13, 2026 Tekam Fongouo and Goel presented their work at a poster session

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