Bureau of Business and Economic Research

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Tom Witt, Ph.D

Title:
Director, BBER
Professor of Economics

Education:
Ph.D., Economics, Washington University-St. Louis
M.A., Economics, Washington University-St. Louis
B.A., Economics, Oklahoma State University

Contact:
Office#: 320
T: 304.293.7835
E: twitt@wvu.edu
- Publications

Area of Expertise:
Dr. Witt specializes in regional economics, econometric modeling and forecasting, energy and public utility, and the West Virginia economy. He is the author of numerous research monographs, papers, and journal articles. Dr. Witt has co-authored Power from the Appalachians (Greenwood Press) and co-edited West Virginia in the Nineties: Opportunities for Economic Progress (WVU Press). He has served as project director and principal investigator on over $4 million of grants and contracts with organizations including West Virginia state agencies (Department of Commerce, Development Office, and Division of Forestry), Federal Bureau of Investigation, Environmental Protection Agency, Corps of Engineers, West Virginia Legislature, The Greenbrier Resort, National Institute of Justice, and West Virginia Tax Study Commission.