Jason Bergtold

Jason Bergtold is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University. His research examines conservation economics, land use change, bioenergy production, and applied econometric methods including discrete choice modeling. Dr. Bergtold teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including AGEC 120 (Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness), AGEC 501 (Data Analysis and Optimization), and AGEC 955 (Discrete Choice Methods).

Bergtold holds a B.A. in Economics from Colorado State University (1999), M.S. in Agricultural and Applied Economics from Virginia Tech (2001), and Ph.D. in Economics from Virginia Tech (2004). His international research includes collaborations in Brazil and Uganda examining economic drivers of land use patterns under climate change impacts.