Catherine L. Kling (born 1960) is an American economist, currently a Tisch University Professor in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and Faculty Director at the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future at Cornell University.^[1] In 2015, Kling was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences. Kling has conducted research in the areas of environmental policy design and the valuation of environmental goods.^[2]

Until July 2018, Kling was the Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University.^[3][4]