WPU Homepage: Dr. Martin Gritsch

Martin Gritsch, Ph.D.
Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business
Assistant to the Dean
Associate Professor: Economics, Finance, & Global Business

The William Paterson University Home Page for Professor Martin Gritsch

Professional Degrees:

Ph.D. in Economics, Texas A&M University, 2000
Diplom-Volkswirt, University of Siegen, Germany, 1995

Previous Appointments:

Graduate Teaching Assistant , Texas A&M University, 1999-2000
Graduate Research Assistant , Texas A&M University, 1995-1998

Primary Research Interests:

Executive compensation
Taxation
Immigration
Education

Representative Publications:

"Taxing Options: The Impact of the Favorable Tax Treatment of Stock Options on CEO Compensation,” Eastern Economic Journal, forthcoming.
“Do Profitable and Non-Profitable Firms Pay Executives Differently?” Journal of Business and Economics Research, forthcoming.
"Some Suggestions for Teaching Ethics in Business,” Journal of College Teaching & Learning, forthcoming.
"Public Vs. Private Schools: The Impact on Wage Rates,” The Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research, 2006, 7(3), pp.3-17.
"The Impact of Current Tax Policy on CEO Stock Option Compensation: A Quantile Analysis,”Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, 2005, 9(3), pp. 119-31.
"The Effect of Expensing Stock Options on Corporate Earnings,” Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, 2004, 8(2), pp. 109-16.
“The Effects of Immigration: An Examination of Relative Wages in California's Agriculture,” Journal of Business and Economics Research, July 2003, 1(7), pp. 25–31.
"Do Firms Generate a Competitive Advantage by Paying Executives in Stock Options Instead of Higher Salaries? Evidence from Panel Data on Executive Compensation and the Market Value of the Firm,” in Jess Boronico, ed., Competitive Advantage: Contemporary Perspectives, Island Park: Whittier Publications, 2003, pp. 101-106.
"Hourly Wages, Annual Earnings, and Social Security Earnings," Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University, 1997.

Representative Industrial Work/Consulting Experience:

Referee for Eastern Economic Journal (2006-present)
Referee for Economic Inquiry (1999-present)
Reviewer for John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (December 2000)
BLG Bizerba Leasing, Balingen, Germany (September 1993-October 1993; internship)
Deutsche Bank AG, Albstadt, Germany (September 1987-June 1989)

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Martin Gritsch, Ph.D. Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business Assistant to the Dean Associate Professor: Economics, Finance, & Global Business

Martin Gritsch, Ph.D.
Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business
Assistant to the Dean
Associate Professor: Economics, Finance, & Global Business