Jorgen R. Mortensen joined the Department faculty in 2001. He is Cardon Research Specialist in Agricultural Economics and Policy. Mortensen spent most of his professional career as a department head with the Danish Farmers’ Union—the principal organization representing domestic and international political interests of Danish agriculture. The DFU is also responsible for extension and applied research functions. Mortensen’s present research interests are focused primarily on crop/fertilizer response modeling.

Selected Publications

Bruce R. Beattie, Jorgen R. Mortensen and Leif Knudsen. “Det fleksible trediegradspolynomium og produktionsfunktioner med plateau.” Tidsskrift for Landoekonomi 191(December 2004):55-64. (English translation of original Danish available from authors: "The Flexible Cubic Polynomial and Plateau Production Functions." November 2004.)

Jorgen R. Mortensen. “Economic Impacts from Agricultural Production in Arizona.” Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, The University of Arizona, July 2004.

Mortensen Jorgen R., and Bruce R. Beattie. “Udbyttefunktioner i relation til normer for tilfoersel af kvaelstof.” Tidsskrift for Landoekonomi 190(December 2003):338-350. (English translation of original Danish available from authors: “Does Choice of Response Function Matter in Setting Maximum Allowable N-Application Rates in Danish Agriculture?” October 2003.)

Mortensen Jorgen R., and Bruce R. Beattie. “Participant Expenditures at Arizona-Based Horse Shows, 2001.” The Cardon Endowment for Agricultural Economics and Policy and The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, The University of Arizona, March 2003.

Beattie Bruce R., and Jorgen R. Mortensen. “A Story of Success! U.S. and Arizona Agricultural Productivity.” The Cardon Endowment for Agricultural Economics and Policy, and The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, The University of Arizona, 2002.

Beattie, Bruce R., Trent Teegerstrom, Jorgen Mortensen, and Eric Monke. “A Partial Economic Impact Analysis of Arizona’s Horse Industry.” The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, The University of Arizona, October 2001.

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