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Economics Department

Research

The Department of Economics produces research identifying national and state economic trends that inform the policy debate. We work in conjunction with the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research and the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy.

Economics

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Applied Econometrics
- Michael Kofoed
- Christian Vossler
- Georg Schaur
- Seth Neller
- Larry Kessler
- Luiz Lima
- Don Bruce
- Celeste Carruthers
Applied Economics
- Richard Cebula
- Geoffrey Lea
Bayesian Econometrics
- Andrew Hanson
Behavioral & Experimental Economics
- Michael Kofoed
- Christian Vossler
- Charles Sims
- Scott Gilpatric
- Matthew Harris
- Scott Holladay
Behavioral Economics
- Nathaniel Neligh
Compensation
- Scott Gilpatric
Defense Economics
- Michael Kofoed
Development Economics
- Ketki Sheth
- Maria Padilla-Romo
Economic Development
- Mohammed Mohsin
Economic Freedom and Markets
- Richard Cebula
Economic History
- Marianne Wanamaker
- Celeste Carruthers
Education
- Michael Kofoed
- Maria Padilla-Romo
- Marianne Wanamaker
- Celeste Carruthers
Environment and Natural Resources
- Christian Vossler
- Charles Sims
- Scott Gilpatric
- Scott Holladay
Experimental Economics
- Michael Kofoed
- Nathaniel Neligh
Field Experiments
- Ketki Sheth
Forecasting
- Luiz Lima
Health
- Marianne Wanamaker
Health Economics
- Michael Kofoed
- Richard Cebula
- Seth Neller
- Larry Kessler
- Matthew Harris
- Don Bruce
- Celeste Carruthers
Industrial Organization
- Scott Gilpatric
International Finance
- Geoffrey Lea
- Mohammed Mohsin
- Luiz Lima
International Trade
- Geoffrey Lea
- James Lake
- Georg Schaur
- Luiz Lima
- Scott Holladay
International Trade Policy
- James Lake
Labor Economics
- Michael Kofoed
- Richard Cebula
- Ketki Sheth
- Maria Padilla-Romo
- Seth Neller
- Marianne Wanamaker
- Larry Kessler
- Matthew Harris
- Don Bruce
- Celeste Carruthers
Law and Economics
- Richard Cebula
Macroeconomic Policy
- Mohammed Mohsin
- Luiz Lima
Macroeconomics
- Andrew Hanson
Macrofinance
- Andrew Hanson
Microeconomics
- Richard Cebula
Public Economics & Taxation
- Richard Cebula
- Geoffrey Lea
- Christian Vossler
- Seth Neller
- Larry Kessler
- Matthew Harris
- Don Bruce
- Celeste Carruthers
Sports Economics
- Richard Cebula
Theoretical Economics
- Nathaniel Neligh
Time Series Econometrics
- Andrew Hanson

Economics

Featured Faculty

Celeste Carruthers

Celeste Carruthers

William F. Fox Distinguished Professor of Labor Economics

Scott Gilpatric

Scott Gilpatric

Department Head and Professor

Don Bruce

Donald Bruce

Boyd Distinguished Professor

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Economics

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