Expert Source: Robert J. Gitter, Ph.D.

Bob Gitter’s primary research interest in recent years has been the economics of Mexican migration to the United States. His work has focused on the impact of a migration experience on migrants who return to Mexico. He is beginning a project with Mexican economists to perform a transnational study on the impact of immigration on both the migrants and their home community in Mexico. He has also published articles on the economic impact of casino gambling on American Indians as well as turnover among mental health professionals.

Education:

• B.A., University of Michigan
• M.A., University of Wisconsin
• Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Areas of Expertise:

• Labor economics, including migration, worker training, employee turnover, growing fields of employment, and labor unions
• Education and economics
• Women and economics
• Deficit spending
• Welfare spending

Selected Publications:

• “The Impact of Return Migration in Mexico” with Douglas Southgate and Seth Gitter. Presented at the Midwest Economics Association, March 2006.
• “Border Games: A Game Theoretic Model of Migration from Mexico to the United States” with Julide Yazar. Presented at the Midwest Economics Association, March 2006.
• “Is Gaming the Optimal Strategy? The Impact of Gaming Facilities on the Income and Employment of American Indians.” (with Patricia Reagan) Economics Letters, Vol 95/3.
• “Reservation Wages: An Analysis of the Employment and Earnings of American Indian Men” with Patricia Reagan, The American Economic Review September 2002 and presented at the Midwest Economics Association, April 2000 and American Economics Association, January 2001.