Aaron M. Gamino received his Ph.D. and M.A. in economics from Vanderbilt University. He received his B.A. in economics and philosophy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Gamino’s research evaluates government policies in an economic framework. His research focuses on insurance, fertility, and contemporary policy issues. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Economics & Politics, The Canadian Tax Journal, Health Economics, the American Journal of Health Economics, the Journal of Demographic Economics, Applied Economics, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, and Economics Letters. He has presented his research at national conferences, including the Southern Economic Association Meetings, American Society of Health Economists Conferences, and Kentucky Economic Association Conference.

Gamino has mentored Ph.D. students by chairing three dissertations and serving as a committee member for seven dissertations. He has also supervised undergraduate students as a chair of two honors theses and as the economics club faculty advisor.

Gamino is also active in serving the university. He has served on many department, college, and university committees, and has begun a term on the faculty senate. He has organized the Economics and Finance Graduate Research Day, which allows Economics Ph.D. students to present their work to peers and faculty.

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1. Alienating the American Dream: Welfare Reform and Immigrant Homeownership with Feyisayo Afolayan, Economics Letters (August 2025)
2. The Impact of an SCHIP Freeze on Children and Parent’s Health Insurance Coverage, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (January 2025)
3. Re-Righting the Law: The Impact of VRA Preclearance on Language Minorities with James Harrison, Economics & Politics (November 2024)
4. How Did Fitness Tax Credits Affect Children’s Physical Activity Levels? The Canadian Tax Journal (2024)
5. The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Puerto Rico, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (May 2024)
6. The Impact of Juvenile Curfews on Teenage Birth Rates, Health Economics (March 2024)
7. The Effect of a Free Family Planning Program on Fertility and Associated Mortality: Evidence from Louisiana, American Journal of Health Economics (Spring 2023)
8. Legally Ever After: How Did 1986 Immigration Reform Affect Marriage? Journal of Demographic Economics (June 2022)
9. The Impact of the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985 on Young Adult Health Insurance Coverage, Applied Economics (September 2021)
10. The Effect of Health Insurance on Young Adult HIV Testing: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Mandate, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (January 2021)

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