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Professional Summary

Wade H. Litt, Ph.D., is an economist with experience in academia and banking who provides economic analysis and valuation services in personal injury and wrongful death matters. His work focuses on the quantification of lost earnings, fringe benefits, and household services, as well as labor-market and work-life expectancy assessments. Dr. Litt holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from The Ohio State University, where his research examined labor-market outcomes associated with student debt. His master’s thesis at Ohio University centered around non-market valuation methods, and in 2025 he passed the FINRA Series 65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination. He brings more than a decade of experience teaching and applying economic and statistical principles to the measurement of financial and labor-market outcomes, producing clear and defensible assessments for use in litigation.

Member: National Association of Forensic Economists (NAFE)

Education

• Ph.D., Applied Economics – The Ohio State University
• M.Sc., Applied Economics – The Ohio State University
• M.A., Economics – Ohio University
• B.A., Economics, summa cum laude – Muskingum University

Services Provided

• Lost earnings, fringe benefits, and household services valuation
• Work-life expectancy and labor-market assessment
• Present value and discounting of future losses
• Review and critique of opposing economic reports and assumptions